The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TIMEBOMB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1991.
Situation about to cause disaster crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| TIMEBOMB | 100 % | 8 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Situation about to cause disaster
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- timebomb
 - rock
 - emergency
 - fatality
 - shipwreck
 - shipwrecked
 - rocks
 - put
 - error
 - stagger
 - grief
 - useless
 
Crossword Answer definitions
TIMEBOMB noun- A bomb that has a mechanism such that detonation can be preset to a particular time.
 - A program designed to perform a destructive action at a certain date and/or time.
 - A situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time.
 
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