| ___ Louise Huxtable | 19 |
| __ Accepted (toothpaste phrase) | 31 |
| __ Accepted (phrase on many CVS boxes) | 38 |
| Very little | 11 |
| Not much at all | 15 |
| Very little, as of ointment | 27 |
| This'll do ya | 17 |
| Just ___ (small amount, as of hair gel) | 39 |
| Brylcreem portion? | 18 |
| Very little, as of salve | 24 |
| Some but not much | 18 |
| Small bit of gel | 16 |
| Not much, as paint | 18 |
| Not much, as of paint | 21 |
| Just __: minimal amount | 23 |
| Just ____: minimal amount | 25 |
| Apply ___ of paint (touch up) | 29 |
| "The Yankee is ___ . . . ": Chesterton | 48 |
| Saw | 3 |
| Words to live by | 16 |
| Maxim | 5 |
| "All's fair in love and war," e.g. | 48 |
| Proverb | 7 |
| Old saying | 10 |
| Saying | 6 |
| Wise saying | 11 |
| Old saw | 7 |
| Pithy saying | 12 |
| Bit of wisdom | 13 |
| Aphorism | 8 |
| Words of wisdom | 15 |
| Truism | 6 |
| Wise words | 10 |
| Traditional truism | 18 |
| "Time is money," e.g. | 31 |
| Familiar saying | 15 |
| Motto | 5 |
| "What goes up must come down," e.g. | 45 |
| "Love conquers all," e.g. | 35 |
| Words from the wise | 19 |
| Traditional saying | 18 |
| Succinct saying | 15 |
| Byword | 6 |
| "Haste makes waste," e.g. | 35 |
| Wise old saying | 15 |
| Murphy's Law, e.g. | 22 |
| "What goes around, comes around," e.g. | 48 |
| "Penny wise, pound foolish," e.g. | 43 |
| "Let sleeping dogs lie," e.g. | 39 |
| "Beauty is only skin deep," e.g. | 42 |
| "A neat ship is a sweet ship," e.g. | 45 |
| Apothegm | 8 |
| "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," e.g. | 57 |
| "Beggars can't be choosers," e.g. | 47 |
| You can say that again | 22 |
| Words to the wise | 17 |
| Sampler sentence | 16 |
| Proverbial saying | 17 |
| Gnome | 5 |
| Bit of folk wisdom | 18 |
| "Time is money," for one | 34 |
| "Time flies," e.g. | 28 |
| "Money talks," for one | 32 |
| "Measure twice, cut once," e.g. | 41 |
| "Look before you leap," e.g. | 38 |
| "He who hesitates is lost," e.g. | 42 |
| Timeworn truism | 15 |
| Time-tested truism | 18 |
| Saying to remember | 18 |
| Pithy platitude | 15 |
| Almanac filler | 14 |
| "If the shoe fits, wear it," e.g. | 43 |
| "Haste makes waste," for one | 38 |
| "A stitch in time ...," e.g. | 38 |
| ''Time is money,'' e.g. | 39 |
| Time-honored truism | 19 |
| Simple saying | 13 |
| Silence is golden, e.g. | 23 |
| Poor Richard's forte | 24 |
| Poor Richard's Almanack item | 32 |
| Old saw? | 8 |
| Oft-repeated words of wisdom | 28 |
| Maxim or saw | 12 |
| Condensed but memorable saying | 30 |
| Ben Franklin witticism | 22 |
| Age-old expression | 18 |
| "Two heads are better than one," for one | 50 |
| "Too many cooks spoil the broth," e.g. | 48 |
| "Still waters run deep," for example | 46 |
| "Love is blind," e.g. | 31 |
| "Look before you leap" is one | 39 |
| "Don't cry over spilt milk," e.g. | 47 |
| "A watched pot never boils," for one | 46 |
| "A penny saved is a penny earned," e.g. | 49 |
| ''Waste not, want not,'' e.g. | 45 |
| ''Penny-wise, pound-foolish,'' e.g. | 51 |
| ''Nothing ventured nothing gained,'' e.g. | 57 |
| ''Love conquers all,'' e.g. | 43 |
| ''Beauty is only skin deep,'' e.g. | 50 |
| Wise truism | 11 |