| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DOWNFORTHECOUNT | Out of it, as a boxer |
| LORNA | Daughter of Lady Dugal, as it turns out, in an 1869 novel |
| SWAN | Ugly duckling, as it turned out |
| MERMAID | Madison in "Splash," as it turns out |
| NEWS | What breaks as it first comes out |
| AARONBIRTH | Momentous event in baseball history, as it turned out? |
| AFINEMESS | 1986 Blake Edwards comedy flop (aptly named, as it turned out) |
| RIO | It beat out Madrid as host city for the 2016 Olympics |
