The Thing That Will Go Off Crossword Clue

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	noun • a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed • a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
	24%	7		A secondary or supporting thing that enhances or complements the main thing
	noun • something added to another thing but not an essential part of it • a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another • a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence adjective satellite • furnishing added support • of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
	24%	3		a word used to refer to a thing or person of a number or kind, when the exact thing or kind is not known or stated
	adverb • to any degree or extent adjective satellite • one or some or every or all without specification; entity, elective existential pronoun; quantifier, elective existential

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Shortage when Germany lost ground
… has gone off

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The Guardian Cryptic05 Jan 2011	Down 4
The Guardian Cryptic05 Jan 2011	Down 4
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	Clue	Source
1	A secondary or supporting thing that enhances or complements the main thing
2	a word used to refer to a thing or person of a number or kind, when the exact thing or kind is not known or stated
3	Furry thing biting second fluffy thing The Guardian Cryptic - 07 Aug 2015	The Guardian Cryptic / 07 Aug 2015
4	He played the Thing in "The Thing" New York Times - 10 Jan 1998	New York Times / 10 Jan 1998
5	Spots a thing in the road — circular thing to be avoided The Guardian Cryptic - 02 Nov 2010	The Guardian Cryptic / 02 Nov 2010
6	Spy that thing in rotten tree? You might spy this thing in rotten tree The Guardian Cryptic - 26 Oct 2023	The Guardian Cryptic / 26 Oct 2023
7	The "thing" in "Is this thing on?" New York Times - 11 Feb 2024	New York Times / 11 Feb 2024

Situation about to cause disaster
Ticking menace
Untrustworthy ticker made the enemy fail
It's up to me and mine and it's set to go off with a bang
It's set to explode
Its report is deliberately delayed
It's set to go off with a bang
The setter usually goes off before this
Exploding ticker?

Throw out rising pong — with doctor it could go off
Bastard met bimbo — it's a disaster waiting to happen!
Preset explosive device
One waiting to go off
Mob wants me to go off in a while, having retreated?
Press release about bishop — it's explosive
One may go up in a few ticks
It's set to cause future problems

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