v9.7.3 is released. The web site is fully refreshed, including the zip of the source TBX. All pages with a set of quicklinks top/bottom of the page will now include a link for the new fuzzy search. Latter was discussed in this part of the forum recently.
This is not a new baseline, just a site-wide refresh and to upload v9.7.3 changes.
I think it was essentially a ‘silent release’ and to get out a number of such fixes (your point above, a JSON parsing issue, and map title/subtitle alignment) to active users needing them. The current release (10 Apr?) is actually the same Backstage build 673 that the Backstage crew have had since 5 Apr. That suggests a kind early pushing of what is essentially a cumulative fix release—albeit with two small new map features (title vertical alignment, and edge ‘stripes’: details in the change log).
I’m saddened by Macupdate recently pulling their RSS feed which used to be a way I scanned for releases I missed (I guess they culdn’t find a way to monetise the RSS).