NYT Crossword · 50 Across
“Explosive stuff” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, July 19, 2026 as 50 Across. The answer has 3 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Sunday, July 19, 2026 · 50 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Jul 19, 2026 · 50 Across · 3 letters
- Apr 21, 2025 · 55 Down · 3 letters
- Nov 11, 2024 · 58 Down · 3 letters
- May 28, 2024 · 36 Down · 3 letters
- May 8, 2024 · 67 Across · 3 letters
- Oct 16, 2022 · 83 Down · 3 letters
- Aug 10, 2021 · 65 Down · 3 letters
- Jun 27, 2021 · 129 Across · 3 letters
- Sep 21, 2020 · 40 Down · 3 letters
- Nov 25, 2014 · 4 Down · 3 letters
- May 20, 2010 · 36 Across · 5 letters
- Mar 20, 2010 · 44 Across · 6 letters
- Dec 15, 2004 · 6 Down · 3 letters
- Jun 5, 2001 · 63 Across · 15 letters
- Sep 25, 2000 · 34 Across · 3 letters
- Jan 4, 1995 · 66 Down · 3 letters
- Nov 21, 1993 · 38 Down · 3 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Sunday, July 19, 2026.
Across
- 1Teacher's summons crossword clue5 letters
- 6– crossword clue5 letters
- 11Bench press muscle, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 14– crossword clue4 letters
- 18___ Basin (D.C. attraction) crossword clue5 letters
- 19Progeny crossword clue5 letters
- 20Didn't turn away crossword clue9 letters
- 22Texas A&M athlete crossword clue5 letters
- 23Prefix with media crossword clue5 letters
- 24Person providing a sworn account crossword clue9 letters
- 25"I really, really appreciate it!" crossword clue7 letters
- 27Unspoken communication syst. crossword clue3 letters
- 28After-the-fact discount crossword clue6 letters
- 29Not fresh crossword clue5 letters
- 30Big movie theater chain crossword clue3 letters
- 31Website that calls itself "the heart of the internet" crossword clue6 letters
- 32Paramedic's skill crossword clue3 letters
- 35Reward for a good puppy crossword clue5 letters
- 37Harbingers crossword clue5 letters
- 39One-named singer with the 1994 hit "You Gotta Be" crossword clue6 letters
- 41Score usually resulting from an error, in baseball crossword clue11 letters
- 44Like sheep, so to speak crossword clue8 letters
- 46Degree holder, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 47Displayed audacity crossword clue5 letters
- 48The Psychedelic ___ (rock band) crossword clue4 letters
- 49Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay crossword clue4 letters
- 51– crossword clue5 letters
- 53Dancing hippo's wear in Disney's "Fantasia" crossword clue4 letters
- 54– crossword clue5 letters
- 55Actress Shirley of "The Apartment" crossword clue8 letters
- 57– crossword clue4 letters
- 59"Nice idea!" crossword clue5 letters
- 61Beethoven's Third crossword clue6 letters
- 62David Foster Wallace's "Tense Present," e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 63Conspiring cliques crossword clue6 letters
- 65Judge of diamond value? crossword clue5 letters
- 66Grab (onto) crossword clue4 letters
- 67Word order crossword clue8 letters
- 69Britain's most prestigious military decoration crossword clue5 letters
- 71Fantasizes about crossword clue4 letters
- 73Block someone's passage, say crossword clue5 letters
- 74Scribble on, say crossword clue3 letters
- 75Egyptian symbol of life crossword clue4 letters
- 76Exits crossword clue4 letters
- 77Allow to enroll crossword clue5 letters
- 79Brand seen on the U.S. World Cup jerseys crossword clue4 letters
- 80Gets more expensive crossword clue8 letters
- 82Vague approximation crossword clue11 letters
- 85Restrictive undergarment crossword clue6 letters
- 86Word employment crossword clue5 letters
- 88Pia ___ (brain covering) crossword clue5 letters
- 89Pained yelps crossword clue3 letters
- 90Linings of nautilus shells crossword clue6 letters
- 92Hired detectives, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 94Slow ___ (Asian primate) crossword clue5 letters
- 97– crossword clue6 letters
- 98Prefix with -bar crossword clue3 letters
- 99– crossword clue7 letters
- 101Stayed somewhere temporarily crossword clue9 letters
- 104Peak of religion? crossword clue5 letters
- 106"No worries!" crossword clue5 letters
- 107Number ones crossword clue9 letters
- 108You're doing it every day crossword clue5 letters
- 109"I'll pass" crossword clue5 letters
- 110Bank offering for a property buyer crossword clue4 letters
- 111Roommate who doesn't pay rent? crossword clue3 letters
- 1122000 Christina Aguilera #1 hit crossword clue5 letters
- 113"T-bone steak, cheese eggs and Welch's ___" (Notorious B.I.G.'s breakfast in "Big Poppa") crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1"Right now!" crossword clue4 letters
- 2This clue's number, cubed crossword clue5 letters
- 3Hairstyle similar to a bowl cut crossword clue5 letters
- 4Top priority on the agenda crossword clue8 letters
- 5Strauss opera inspired by a Sophocles tragedy crossword clue7 letters
- 6[See title] crossword clue4 letters
- 7Baton Rouge institution, familiarly crossword clue3 letters
- 8Five Pillars religion crossword clue5 letters
- 9Defeat in competition crossword clue8 letters
- 10Mötley Crüe frontman Vince ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 11Accepts a deal from the D.A., say crossword clue9 letters
- 12Spanish folk hero crossword clue5 letters
- 13Meets head-on? crossword clue8 letters
- 14[See title] crossword clue4 letters
- 15Nabokov novel crossword clue3 letters
- 16Whitesmith's material crossword clue3 letters
- 17Doc using an otoscope crossword clue3 letters
- 20TV's Don Draper and his co-workers crossword clue5 letters
- 21Took orders, say crossword clue6 letters
- 26Fortuneteller crossword clue4 letters
- 30Calm crossword clue6 letters
- 31"Star Wars" character Kylo ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 32Plastic cap? crossword clue11 letters
- 33Tube-shaped pasta crossword clue5 letters
- 34Do some road maintenance on crossword clue5 letters
- 36Et cetera crossword clue10 letters
- 38Clear as ___ (not clear) crossword clue3 letters
- 40Western mountain range, informally crossword clue7 letters
- 41Arm bones crossword clue5 letters
- 42Christmas display pieces crossword clue11 letters
- 43E.R. V.I.P.s crossword clue3 letters
- 45Classic Italian appetizer crossword clue10 letters
- 46Paper source? crossword clue3 letters
- 48Rage crossword clue4 letters
- 51[See title] crossword clue5 letters
- 52Puerto ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 53Player's club crossword clue4 letters
- 54[See title] crossword clue5 letters
- 56Despises crossword clue7 letters
- 57[See title] crossword clue4 letters
- 58Brandy letters crossword clue3 letters
- 60Artist Chagall crossword clue4 letters
- 62Big heads crossword clue4 letters
- 64Travel a winding route crossword clue5 letters
- 67They're at the ends of some rainbows crossword clue6 letters
- 68Test for M.A. seekers crossword clue3 letters
- 69Explorer da Gama crossword clue5 letters
- 70Following behind crossword clue5 letters
- 72Making a comeback crossword clue9 letters
- 73Ambulance initials crossword clue3 letters
- 76"Keep it together!" crossword clue8 letters
- 77Summer mo. crossword clue3 letters
- 78Expression of frustration crossword clue8 letters
- 79Sam Elliott's role in "The Big Lebowski" crossword clue8 letters
- 81Suppressed, as emotions crossword clue6 letters
- 82It's in the pipeline crossword clue3 letters
- 83"___ never fly" crossword clue4 letters
- 84Asking for a human's attention, perhaps crossword clue7 letters
- 87They're often covered with dirt crossword clue5 letters
- 91___ slalom (event at the Summer Olympics) crossword clue5 letters
- 93Coastal region of ancient Greece crossword clue5 letters
- 95The 'gram crossword clue5 letters
- 96Pound the pavement? crossword clue5 letters
- 97[See title] crossword clue4 letters
- 98"You don't need to tell me" crossword clue4 letters
- 99[See title] crossword clue4 letters
- 100___-Ball crossword clue4 letters
- 101Any of the U.C.s crossword clue3 letters
- 102Cry of playful discovery crossword clue3 letters
- 103Q: Why was the road sticky? A: Traffic ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 105Kitchen intruder crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Explosive stuff”?
The answer has 3 letters. It starts with T and ends with T, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Explosive stuff” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at 50 Across. It has appeared 17 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Explosive stuff” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is TNT. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.