| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| FUSE | Time-bomb mechanism |
| CLOCKALOCK | Time a canal mechanism |
| bombs | A container filled with explosive, incendiary material, smoke, gas, or other destructive substance, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a time mechanism, remote-control device, or lit fuse |
| LAYANEGG | Bomb big-time |
| ETNA | Sicilian "time bomb" |
| THREAT | Time bomb, say |
| timebomb | a (literal or figurative) bomb designed to go off at a later time |
| timebombs | TIMEBOMB, a (literal or figurative) bomb designed to go off at a later time |
| planting | Secretly place (a bomb that is set to go off at a later time) |
