Set things off with an explosion (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Set things off with an explosion (8) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DETONATE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETONATE Set things off with an explosion (8) (8)
9% BEGAN Kicked things off (5)
8% TNT Explosive letters (3) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
8% DOLLARMENU Affordable thing to order off of (10) USA Today Oct 29, 2025
8% BLAST Explosion (5) (5) Mirror Classic Oct 9, 2025
8% DEPART Set off (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 7, 2025
8% IGNITES Sets off (7) Eugene Sheffer Aug 14, 2025
7% LUNCH Set off without a meal (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
7% NITRE Explosive component strangely inert (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
7% EARS Hearing things (4) The Washington Post Mini Oct 30, 2025
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