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1 result for FAILSAFE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue Nov 20, 2001	50A	Guaranteed to work	Kelly Clark

2 results for FAILSAFE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Feb 12, 2012	Acrostic	Q	Post-"Dr. Strangelove" film of 1964 (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Jul 10, 2005	Acrostic	N	Backup system for averting disaster (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

3 results for FAILSAFE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 23, 1992	39D	Guaranteed to work	Jeff Herrington	Maleska
Tue Dec 6, 1977	29A	Burdick-Wheeler novel	Rickert	Maleska
Fri Oct 25, 1974	37D	Eugene Burdick novel	Hugh McElroy	Weng

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