Explosive stuff
The crossword clue "Explosive stuff" is answered by TNT, a 3-letter entry. Used 106 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
TNT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TNT answer page.
Used 106 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 28 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- NITRO (37 uses in xd)
- NITER (3 uses in xd)
- AMATOL (1 uses in xd)
- TNUT (1 uses in xd)
- TRINITROTOLUENE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TNT
Every other clue in this pilot answered by TNT, most used first.
- Explosive letters - used 225 times, most recently in 2026
- Explosive initials - used 164 times, most recently in 2026
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