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Prepare To Explode Or Not To Explode Crossword Clue

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noun

• an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

• any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

verb

• mix together different elements

• become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat

• equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse

• make liquid or plastic by heating

20%13 Type of mine designed to explode above ground level and cause casualties
adjective satellite

• designed to inflict death or personal injury rather than material destruction

20%11To cause something to explode with a crackling sound
verb

• undergo decrepitation and crackle

• to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops

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