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1 result for TIMEBOMB from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 25, 2015	1A	One waiting to go off	Kevin G. Der	Shortz

1 result for TIMEBOMB from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 6, 2011	Acrostic	I	Situation that's bound to get volatile (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for TIMEBOMB from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 5, 1992	12D	Ticking menace	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Thu Feb 28, 1991	19A	Situation about to cause disaster	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sun Jan 27, 1974	2D	Delayed shocker	Alexander Black	Weng
Thu Jun 18, 1964	6D	Infernal device.	Unknown	Farrar

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