| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Leaves | Wall Street Journal | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Detonates; starts journey (4,3) | ||
| Parts of tennis match not up to scratch as one starts (4,3) | ||
| Defrays cost of launches | ||
| Starts a trip | Thomas Joseph | 30 Dec 2024 |
| Triggers | Premier Sunday | 14 Jul 2024 |
| Embarks | Wall Street Journal | 01 Nov 2018 |
| Ignites | Eugene Sheffer | 19 Sep 2018 |
| Begins a journey | The Times Concise | 05 Feb 2018 |
| Embarks | ||
| Trips, as an alarm | ||
| Leaves home | ||
| Embarks | ||
| Detonates | ||
| Ignites | ||
| Triggers | ||
| Sparks | ||
| Activates, as fireworks | ||
| Starts, as a journey | ||
| Starts a journey | ||
| Shows to advantage. | ||
| Detonates. |