What Elisha Otis invented for elevators that made them safe Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRAKE What Elisha Otis invented for elevators that made them safe (5)
3% ELISHA Elevator pioneer Otis (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
3% ROSETOTHEOCCASION In inventing his elevator, Otis __ (17)
2% RISKY Not safe to do (5) Newsday Oct 27, 2025
2% STAIRS Elevator alternative (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 27, 2025
2% HEIGHT Elevation (6) (6) The Sun Mini Oct 26, 2025
2% ASYLA Safe havens (5) LA Times Daily Oct 24, 2025
2% SOY What tofu is made of (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 18, 2025
2% JEST What a comment might be made in (4) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
2% RISKIER Not as safe (7) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
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