Explode
The crossword clue "Explode" is answered by ERUPT, a 5-letter entry. Used 25 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ERUPT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERUPT answer page.
Used 25 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 8 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.
- DETONATE (12 uses in xd)
Other clues for ERUPT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ERUPT, most used first.
- Blow one's top - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Burst forth - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Break out - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
- Blow - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Spew lava - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Blow, as a volcano - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Go off - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Blow one's stack - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Explode - BURST, used 30 times
- Explode - GOOFF, used 24 times
- About to explode - IRATE, used 21 times
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