Crossword puzzle clue "true but even so"

"True, but even so ..."

Even or close to even, in a tennis set

Contents of a bottle that can make all your wishes come true without you even drinking it

Oscar-winning star of "Tropic Blunder: The True Story Behind the Making of the Most Expensive Fake True War Story Ever" in 2008's "Tropic Thunder"

"___ shrdlu" (nonsense phrase of old type-setting lore which has an interesting backstory but I can't do it justice in the space of a single clue even a long one like this so yeah it's just kind of a

Goo Goo Dolls song that you probably know from the way John Rzeznik snarls "But you don't even know who I am"

Trip you might take to "find the truth" but that will probably just end up making you even more annoying

Patriot who said "Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil"