Backup plan if a flea’s flying around Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Backup plan if a flea’s flying around last seen in Times Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FAIL-SAFE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FAIL-SAFE Backup plan if a flea’s flying around (9) The Times Cryptic Apr 15, 2022
6% PLANB Backup strategy (5) Newsday Nov 25, 2025
6% PEST Flea or rat (4) Commuter Nov 17, 2025
6% DONTBETONIT "I'd have a backup plan" (11) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
6% BTEAM The backups (5) Universal Sep 20, 2025
5% AVIATE Fly (6) USA Today Nov 29, 2025
5% ENLARGE Extend green plan around city (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
5% STOOGES Iggy Pop's backup group, with "the" (7) New York Times Nov 25, 2025
5% CHIPMUNKS Alvin and his backup singers (9) New York Times Nov 24, 2025
5% INFEST Overrun, as ants or fleas do (6)

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