Safety net, of a sort, and a literal feature of 17-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKUPPLAN Safety net, of a sort, and a literal feature of 17-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Aug 18, 2020
6% SPOONERISM Feature of the clues for 17-, 25-, 41- and 52-Across (10) New York Times Aug 28, 2025
6% STORYBOOKENDING Perfect resolution, or a feature of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 52-Across (15) LA Times Daily Jun 11, 2025
5% BIND Restrain; 23 Across (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 2, 2025
5% RELISH Gusto; 23 Across (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 2, 2025
5% DAM Structure at 23-Across (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 30, 2025
5% RNS Workers in 39-Across (3) Universal Aug 23, 2025
5% OTTER See 39-Across (5) New York Times Aug 13, 2025
5% 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% SEATBELT Car safety feature (8) The Telegraph Quick Jul 23, 2025

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