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% ORBIT Fly in a circle around (5) The Telegraph Quick Jul 3, 2026
6% FALSE Fleas fly? Not true (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic May 26, 2026
5% SIDETRIP Planned detour (8) New York Times Aug 2, 2026
5% DIET Eating plan (4) Commuter Aug 1, 2026
5% IRA Plan for the future? (3) The Atlantic Aug 1, 2026
5% MOSQUITO Fly medics to the west of S American capital (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 31, 2026
5% COOKSUP Devises, as a plan (7) New York Times Midi Jul 29, 2026
5% MAP Town plan (3) Puzzler Backwords Jul 29, 2026
5% INFINITUM "Great fleas have little fleas […], / And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad ____" (Augustus De Morgan) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 26, 2026

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