Related Clues:

• “I reckon that’s true”
• '___ So Sweet to Trust in Jesus' (hymn)
• '___ but a scratch!'
• It’s shortened notes
• “Mm-hmm”
• 'Sho' 'nuf'
• "Sho' 'nuf"
• Lead-in to "the season"
• '___ sweet, adown the shady past, / A lingering look of love to cast': Browning
• Brief confirmation
• "Whether ___ nobler in the mind ..." ("Hamlet" line)
• Contraction in Hamlet’s soliloquy
• '___ but a scratch' (Monty Python quote)
• '___ the Damn Season' (2020 Taylor Swift song)
• '___ destiny unshunnable, like death': 'Othello'