The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SHRAPNEL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2018.
Explosion fragments crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHRAPNEL | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Explosion fragments
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shrapnel
- big-bang theory
- backfire
- splinter
- debris
- blow
- burst
- explosives
- blast
- bursting
- cough
- curve
Crossword Answer definitions
SHRAPNEL noun- An anti-personnel artillery shell used in WWI which carries a large number of individual bullets close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.
- A collective term for shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb or landmine.
- Loose change.
- Debris.
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More clues leading to the result SHRAPNEL
- Explosive fragments named after the British inventor of an artillery shell containing them
- Blast fragments
- Projectile containing bullets.
- Shell fragments
- Shell fallout
- Dangerous debris
- Ammo named after its English inventor
- Bits of shells
- Henry ___, British Army officer who invented the exploding shell
- Explosion fragments