Explode - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'explode' is the definition.
(going off is a kind of exploding)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for go off that I've seen before include "Explode" , "Decay - become disenchanted with" , "Rot; leave" , "Fire" , "discharged" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal and The Mirror.

'explode' is the definition.
(I know that explode can be written as detonate)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for detonate that I've seen before include "Blow up, explode" , "Start 15 [EXPLOSION]" , "go off with a bang" , "let off" , "Trigger" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and the Sydney Morning Herald.

'explode' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for blow up that I've seen before include "large photo" , "Enlarge - wreck - inflate" , "Photographic enlargement" , "Enlarge - explode" , "Detonate - enlarge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Guardian and The Mirror.

'explode' is the definition.
(I know that erupt is a more specific form of explode)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for erupt that I've seen before include "Emit lava" , "Explode" , "be active" , "suddenly burst out" , "Blow up like volcano" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, The Mirror, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, The Telegraph, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Star Tribune and the King Feature Syndicate.

'explode' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for blow that I've seen before include "cocaine from US" , "Breathe hard" , "Hit - disappointment" , "Clip" , "fluff" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press and The New York Times.

'explode' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rage that I've seen before include "Fad or anger" , "Violent anger, maybe on road" , "Temper - fashion" , "Uncontrollable anger" , "spread rapidly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press and The New York Times.

'explode' is the definition.
(I know that explode can be written as set off)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for set off that I've seen before include "'Leave on a journey (3,3)'" , "Commence journey or explode bomb" , "Explode; start journey" , "Begin journey or detonate bomb" , "Commence journey or detonate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Mirror.

(Another definition for blowup that I've seen is " Enlarge - wreck - inflate".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Mirror.

Explode (5)