| CAMBRIAN | Geological period notable for an explosion in marine life |
| BLACKDAMP | Air low in oxygen content and high in carbon dioxide as a result of an explosion in a mine (9) |
| BOMB | What evil Montgomery planted in Bianca Scott's bag to cause an explosion in Summer Bay recently (4) |
| ETNA | Source of an explosion in Italy |
| BLOWUP | Cause an explosion in the darkroom? (4,2) |
| SOAPOPERA | Note time after an explosion in Dallas, say (4-5) |
| CELESTE | ___ Faroe, half-sister of DeMarcus Westwood who was crushed following an explosion in Hollyoaks (7) |
| NUCLEARBOMB | Rub balm once - for an explosion like no other! (7,4) |
| BOOM | Good time for an explosion (4) |
| BANG | Onomatopoeic word for an explosion, such as the cosmic example hypothesised to have marked the origin of the universe (4) |
| TUNGUSKA | A massive explosion in Siberia in 1908, possibly caused by an asteroid. |
| BANGUP | In an excited state after explosion in jail |
| SHIELD | ___ bug, insect in the family Pentatomoidea, notable for its scutellum (6) |
| BOTANICALGARDEN | Floral patterns woven in this cardigan, notable for design (9,6) |
| QUATTROPORTE | Maserati model introduced in 1963 notable for having four doors (12) |
| UCCELLO | Paolo _, Florentine painter notable for his work on visual perspective in art (7) |
| LIMPOPO | Sound of explosion in car in river |
| SLOWMATCH | One preparing for explosion in boring game |
| IMBROGLIO | Explosion in oil rig, with mob in confusion (9) |
| DETONATE | Initiate explosion in English public school during 5th November, for example (8) |
