| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TIDEPOD | It was once a challenge to eat |
| ATOM | It was once thought to be indivisible |
| STYX | An oath on it was once held to be inviolable |
| RAISIN | It was once a grape |
| LIMERICK | It often starts "There once was a..." |
| OAK | It was "once a nut like me" |
| USSR | Georgia was once a part of it |
| BEA | Arthur who was once a Marine (though she denied it, strangely) |
| EMO | "A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing" comedian Philips |
