Clicking a download link in Safari causes all target=_blank links to download when clicked, is there a workaround?

Question

Issue: After clicking on a link that downloads content, all other links that have target=\"_blank\" and no download attr download when clicked instead of openin

Answer 1

Not really an answer, but after reporting the issue to apple and waiting, we now have Safari 11.1.1 which seems to have resolved the issue, so marking resolved.