| 100% | TIMESCHANGE | 11 | "That was then and this is now" |
| 75% | WAS | 3 | "That ___ then, this is now" |
| 75% | WAS | 3 | “That ___ then, this is now” |
| 75% | WAS | 3 | "That ___ then, this is now!" |
| 75% | WAS | 3 | "That ___ then. This is now." |
| 71% | WAS | 3 | "That __ Then, This Is Now" (1971 S. E. Hinton novel) |
| 64% | ORE | 3 | Rock that is mined and then refined |
| 64% | BUBBLEGUM | 9 | Something that is chewed and then inflated |
| 64% | FADS | 4 | Things that are popular and then forgotten |
| 64% | THEN | 4 | That was ___, this is now |
| 62% | FROG | 4 | Amphibian that was found at school labs for dissection (you can sit this one out now) and is an unexpected memory from school |
| 59% | MEAT | 4 | Something that may be cut and then cured |
| 58% | NOW | 3 | "That Was Then, This Is ___" (S.E. Hinton novel) |
| 57% | THEN | 4 | "That was ___, this is now" |
| 57% | LAURASIA | 8 | Northern supercontinent that included what are now Europe and North America |
| 57% | NOW | 3 | S.E. Hinton's "That Was Then, This Is ___" |
| 54% | THEINTERVIEW | 12 | Movie that was recently canceled by Sony and then released after all: 2 wds. |
| 54% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 54% | HER | 3 | "This is Sarah, and that is ___ husband." |
| 53% | ABLOOM | 6 | Rafflesia arnoldii produces one of these that is huge and rare and is a sight to behold, but it stinks! |
| 53% | THEN | 4 | "That Was ___, This Is Now" (S.E. Hinton teen novel) |
| 53% | AFROPUNK | 8 | Annual music festival that originated in Brooklyn and is now held in cities around the world |
| 53% | OWL | 3 | Flaco the ___, bird that escaped the Central Park Zoo and is now living in Central Park |
| 53% | MATCHA | 6 | ___ tea latte, green drink that became popular in the 2010s and is now a Starbucks offering |
| 52% | BEL | 3 | Ancient temple in Palmyra, Syria, that was partly destroyed in August 2015 and is now under reconstruction |
| 52% | ARAL | 4 | Area that was once the world's fourth largest lake and is now partly the Aralkum Desert |
| 52% | ACAI | 4 | Antioxidant-rich purple berry that became popular in the 2000s and is now common in breakfast bowls |
| 52% | AVOCADO | 7 | ___ toast (guacamole fruit), open sandwich that became popular in the 2010s and is now a breakfast staple |
| 52% | CRETE | 5 | Visit this island that is the largest in Greece and home to the Minoan Palaces (2/3) |
| 52% | SYMMETRICMATRIX | 15 | Rectangular array that's identical when its rows and columns are transposed, as this puzzle's grid |