| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| retardant | something that retards eg the spread of fire |
| retardants | RETARDANT, something that retards eg the spread of fire |
| mushrooming | (of the smoke, fire, or flames produced by an explosion) Spread into the air in a shape resembling that of a mushroom |
| mushroomed | (of the smoke, fire, or flames produced by an explosion) Spread into the air in a shape resembling that of a mushroom |
| surrogatum | something that stands in place of something else, eg a price instead of the thing itself |
| surrogatums | SURROGATUM, something that stands in place of something else, eg a price instead of the thing itself |
