Detonation

The answer

BLAST

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BLAST answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• BANG (1 uses in xd)
• EXPLOSION (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for BLAST

Every other clue in this collection answered by BLAST, most used first.

• Explosion - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Great time - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Wild party - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Big party - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
• Really good time - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Terrific time - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Gust of wind. - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• ___ from the past - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Really fun time - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Rollicking good time - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Criticize in no uncertain terms - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Fabulous time - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Play at full volume - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Use dynamite - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Carried - BORNE, used 167 times
• Contradict - BELIE, used 151 times
• Foundation - BASIS, used 146 times
• ___ nova - BOSSA, used 117 times
• Misrepresent - BELIE, used 116 times
• Sanctify - BLESS, used 109 times

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