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
4% ALDA see 23 Across (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Dec 17, 2025
4% DARK see 16 Across (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Dec 13, 2025
4% CONCLUSION See 52-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
4% TRENT See 16 Across (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 11, 2025
4% ILL Contraction that's a homophone of 20-Across (3) New York Times Dec 11, 2025
4% UNDERREPAIR Status of 23-, 44- and 69-Across, as indicated by their clues and placement in the grid (11) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
4% BUNNY see 16 Across (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Dec 4, 2025
4% MAKESACAMEO Has a small but significant role, and what this puzzle does, with the ends of 16-, 23-, 37- , 51-and 61-Across (11) Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2025
4% TONGUETWISTERS The theme of this puzzle, as exhibited by the clues and answers for 19-, 25- and 45-Across (14) Universal Nov 26, 2025

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