| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| COG | Small but necessary part. |
| COG | Minor but necessary part |
| BIGIF | Unlikely but necessary condition |
| FRILL | Desirable but not necessary |
| BITETHEBULLET | Do a painful but necessary thing |
| BIGIFCURIOUS | Like someone butting in about unlikely but necessary hypotheticals? |
| PAINE | He wrote that government "is but a necessary evil" |
| PAINE | "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil" writer |
| PAINE | Patriot who said "Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil" |
