Explosive material

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  1. 1Home of Spaceship Earth
  2. 6Kimono sash
  3. 9To date
  4. 14Author Novik of the "Scholomance" trilogy
  5. 15Kiddie
  6. 16Cherish
  7. 17Direction toward the very top of the world
  8. 19Testify (for)
  9. 20"Game of Thrones" actress Diana
  10. 21Appropriate for all gamers
  11. 23West Coast team, on scoreboards
  12. 24Characteristic of a fork in the road
  13. 26Margarine
  14. 27Minnesotan trio?
  15. 28Armenia, e.g., until 1991: Abbr.
  16. 29Snack whose name translates as "breaded"
  17. 31"Star Wars" heroine
  18. 33Shape of the Stade de France
  19. 35Ctrl-Alt-___
  20. 36Break a sweat
  21. 38Gemma's role in "Crazy Rich Asians"
  22. 42Like fake nails, typically
  23. 43One of a wide pair for snow sports
  24. 45Setting for Cape Cod at Christmas, in brief
  25. 46Tegan's pop music bandmate
  26. 47"___ Him Back!" (Olivia Rodrigo hit)
  27. 48Zoom past
  28. 51Farm share inits.
  29. 53Class for a pre-med student
  30. 54Ending with new or teen
  31. 55Chore-doing robot brand
  32. 58___ up (get hyped)
  33. 59Professor's goal
  34. 61Goes a-courting?
  35. 62"Same here"
  36. 64Merchandise with logos for "Baienglaca" or "Guddi," e.g.
  37. 66Justice Kagan
  38. 67Environmentally friendly prefix
  39. 68"Priscilla" director Coppola
  40. 69"Ladies and ___ ..."
  41. 70Org. for care in the U.K.
  42. 71Togetherness

Down

  1. 1Ledger item
  2. 22024 Olympics host
  3. 3*Remedy for a cold
  4. 4Some sorority members, informally
  5. 5"Cat on a Hot ___ Roof"
  6. 6___ vez (again, in Spanish)
  7. 7Event that might feature unlimited mimosas ... or a literal description of the answers to the starred clues
  8. 8What might be necessary after a crash
  9. 9*Help avoid disaster
  10. 10Prefix with -meter
  11. 11Received a card, say
  12. 12Major or minor part of a tarot deck
  13. 13*Go over again
  14. 18Mined find
  15. 22Bad thing on a live broadcast
  16. 25*Raise one's glass
  17. 29Kernel locale
  18. 30Vocal range for Amy Winehouse
  19. 31World of Warcraft or Rune, in brief
  20. 32Flotsam or Jetsam, in "The Little Mermaid"
  21. 34Retro, maybe
  22. 37Person using a crystal ball
  23. 39*Little scamp
  24. 40Anger
  25. 41Toxic insecticide
  26. 44"Eloise" author Thompson
  27. 48Light as a feather, e.g.
  28. 49Biggest hits
  29. 50Popular logic puzzle
  30. 52"You're already leaving?"
  31. 53*No-goodnik
  32. 55Video camera button
  33. 56Suit
  34. 57Analyze, as 18-Down
  35. 60Large Aussie animals
  36. 63Explosive material
  37. 65N.C.A.A. Wildcats, in brief

The answer to “Explosive material” in the New York Times crossword is TNT — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 29, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 63-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Explosive material” answer

TNT (3 letters)

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Why the answer is TNT

TNT is the 3-letter solution that fits "Explosive material" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 29, 2025 (63-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Explosive material” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

January 29, 2025 (most recent) → TNT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Explosive material”?

The answer is TNT, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 29, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Explosive material”?

3 letters: TNT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 29, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 63-Down.

Can “Explosive material” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for January 29, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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