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3 results for DETONATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 4, 2009	30A	Set off, in a big way	Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel	Shortz
Fri Mar 7, 2008	27D	Set off	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sat Jun 29, 1996	50A	Go off	F. Longo	Shortz

1 result for DETONATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 31, 2020	Panda	18A	Set off #3, #5 and #7 of this answer	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz

16 results for DETONATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 4, 1993	14D	Explode	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sat Sep 12, 1992	3D	Explode	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Wed Jun 22, 1988	43A	Push a certain plunger	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Tue Dec 17, 1985	20A	Explode	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Jul 29, 1984	75D	Explode violently	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Oct 12, 1981	36D	Explode	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Thu Jul 19, 1979	23A	Set off a charge	John Chervokas	Maleska
Tue Jul 11, 1978	19A	Explode	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Wed Sep 10, 1969	28A	Explode.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 16, 1968	49A	Explode.	Hume Craft	Farrar
Sat Sep 29, 1956	36D	Set off.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 12, 1952	30A	Explode with sudden violence.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 25, 1950	105D	Go off.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar
Sun May 25, 1947	96A	Explode.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun Mar 9, 1947	98D	What cannon do.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Dec 6, 1942	104A	Explode.	F. C. Jaschob	Farrar

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