Crossword puzzle clue "but still"

Still green, or still red

Singer-songwriter who announced after his album "Michigan" that he would do one for every state...still...still...workin' on that one. Two down, 48 to go!

Tender but still firm

"But still ..."

"My lecture's done, but we still have five minutes"

"I'm still not sold, but ..."

Law still in effect but no longer enforced

Anachronistic (but still common) phone verb