IPad – How to close all tabs on Safari for iPad after the app crashes

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My wife went to a site that tries to load a PDF that crashes Safari for iPad. After trying to load Safari again, it tries to open up all of the tabs again including the one that is crashing Safari. While its loading the tab it locks everything up so I can't switch tabs. How do I break this endless cycle? How can I close this tab or have Safari not try to reopen this tab? Is it possible to do this without losing the history?

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Force-quit Safari (double-tap the home button, then tap and hold on the Safari icon until it shakes, then tap the red minus sign).
Go to Settings > Safari.
Tap Clear History.

This should clear out all open tabs.

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