Backup plan if a flea’s flying around Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FAIL-SAFE Backup plan if a flea’s flying around (9) The Times Cryptic Apr 15, 2022
7% DONTBETONIT "I'd have a backup plan" (11) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
7% INSECT Fly or flea (6) LA Times Daily Aug 19, 2025
6% SPARETIRE Freeway backup? (9) Universal Oct 15, 2025
6% ALTS Backups, briefly (4) Universal Oct 14, 2025
6% BTEAM The backups (5) Universal Sep 20, 2025
5% RESAVE Make a backup copy, say (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 6, 2025
5% WEB Fly catcher (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 5, 2025
5% SOAR Fly high (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
5% ETHER Three flying around upper air (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 3, 2025

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