Possible Clues:

• "___ no one ever"
• Stated son needs help
• As it turns out, I had been talking like this
• Uttered at Suez port
• The Shirelles' 'Mama ___'
• Port did this, in a manner of speaking
• You might have port with it in a manner of speaking
• 10 across did this with the port of the Mediterranean
• Alleged to be unhappy when I intervened
• "Mama ---" (The Shirelles)