Clear sailing areas … or, homophonically, a feature of 16-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across (and every clue in this puzzle!) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPENSEAS Clear sailing areas … or, homophonically, a feature of 16-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across (and every clue in this puzzle!) (8) New York Times Jul 28, 2025
5% WORDS ... every clue (5) New York Times Mini Jan 15, 2026
4% OFFENSIVE See 23 Across (9) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 6, 2026
4% DROPSOFFTHEGRID Vanishes without a trace, and a hint to the answers to 17-, 23-, 39- and 49-Across (15) Wall Street Journal Mar 5, 2026
4% TWAIN see 23 Across (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Mar 5, 2026
4% SHE 23-Across address (3) Newsday Feb 27, 2026
4% HOLDHANDS Walk with one's sweetie, and what 16-, 23-, 49-, and 58-Across do? (9) LA Times Daily Feb 26, 2026
4% THEWHEEL See 52-Across (8) Universal Feb 25, 2026
4% REINVENTS With 61-Across, wastes creative energy ... or what this puzzle does via the ends of 16-, 20-, 33-, 43- and 52-/61-Across (9) Universal Feb 25, 2026
4% FIFTYPERCENTOFF Certain sale markdown, and a description of the ends of 17-, 23-, 36- and 52-Across (15) Wall Street Journal Feb 25, 2026

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