| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| FACTS | Smollett's "stubborn things" |
| FACTS | Proverbially, stubborn things. |
| FACT | One of Twain's "stubborn things" |
| FACT | "Matters of .. ... are very stubborn things": Tindal |
| LESAGE | French writer who coined the phrase "Facts are stubborn things" |
