*Situation set to explode — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “*Situation set to explode”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 25th Oct 2010. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “*Situation set to explode” is POWDERKEG (9 letters).
We last saw “*Situation set to explode” in NYT Crossword on 25th Oct 2010.
The 9-letter answer for “*Situation set to explode” is POWDERKEG.
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