Past versus present

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Across
  1. 3. Short or long tales shared to entertain (7 letters)
  2. 5. A word connecting places, origin or time (4 letters)
  3. 8. Zendaya's show about a rare emotion (8 letters)
  4. 10. Green ogre that taught us that onions have layers (5 letters)
  5. 11. The pandemic killed this cringe-fest (6 letters)
  6. 12. Arcade icon who couldn't stop eating dots or avoiding ghosts (6 letters)
  7. 13. In exchange or in favor of (3 letters)
  8. 15. Definite article used before noun (3 letters)
  9. 16. Lasagna loving,Monday hating orange feline (8 letters)
Down
  1. 1. What happens next whether we like it or not (6 )
  2. 2. The singing reality show with an extra s (6 letters)
  3. 4. jaa ..... jaa jee le apni zindagi (6 letters)
  4. 6. Whats behind us but shapes whats ahead (4 letters)
  5. 7. Cool girl necklace, black, snug and a little goth (6 letters)
  6. 9. An average teenage girl with the alter ego of a pop star (6 letters)
  7. 14. "I am a liver" (4 letters)