% replaces any number of letters (la% - lake, lamp)_ replaces one letter (ca_ - car, cat)

Other crossword clues for answer "TURNEDTHETABLES"

TURNEDTHETABLES
Unexpectedly came from behind
Accomplished a reversal
Caused a reversal of a situation
The clever busboy ...
Regained one's winning status ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
Made a comeback, say
Went from being picked on to picking on, say
*Went from underdog to favorite, say
Seized momentum
Reversed circumstances
Came from behind
Made a disadvantage into an advantage
Reversed an unfavorable situation, and what you did in the theme answers
Shifted an advantage, and what we've done in this puzzle's circles