Crossword Genius

Walk backwards across a road to find explosive devices (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

petards

'explosive devices' is the definition.
(petard is a kind of explosive device)

'walk backwards across a road' is the wordplay.
'walk' becomes 'step' (I've seen this before).
'backwards' is a reversal indicator.
'across' is an insertion indicator.
'road' becomes 'rd' (abbreviation).
'step' back-to-front is 'pets'.
'a'+'rd'='ard'
'pets' placed around 'ard' is 'PETARDS'.

'to find' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.