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20 answers for: Metaphor for a flammable situation
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TINDERBOXMetaphor for a flammable situation
ETHANOLA flammable colourless liquid used as a fuel
OILFrom the Latin for "olive", an ingredient traditionally derived from said fruit; or, a flammable liquid whose figurative burning at midnight refers to reading or studying late (3)
PROPANEA flammable gas
TOLUENETension surrounding unopened adhesive, a flammable liquid (7)
ETHANEA flammable gaseous alkane with the formula C2H6 (6)
NAPHTHAA flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture (7)
BUTANEA flammable gas
METHANEA flammable gas (7)
ETHERArticle in English principally recalling a flammable liquid (5)
FLASHPOINTMoment of crisis that takes its name from the lowest temperature at which a flammable liquid can mix
HYDROGENA flammable, colourless gas; the most abundant element in the universe (8)
RESINIs about to break the law using a flammable substance (5)
CELLULOIDA flammable thermoplastic material whose name has become synonymous with cinema film (9)
TRAFFICHeavy - - - , metaphor for a congested area for a ball-carrier (7)
GLASSCLIFFMetaphor for a high-risk leadership position that may set a woman or nonbinary person up for failure
RABBITHOLEMetaphor for a hard-to-escape situation
THEMADESHADEMetaphor for a sitting-pretty situation, literally
STRUGGLEBUSFacetious metaphor for a difficult situation
THINICEMetaphor for a treacherous situation