Destructive
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- The Guardian Quick - Thursday, 13 May 2021
- The Mirror Quick - Sunday, 7 Mar 2021
Crossword Answers
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MAD
Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
APE
Represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"
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UGLY
Morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
WILD
A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
DIRE
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
FELL
The act of felling something (as a tree)
LEAL
Faithful and true; "leal to the core of her intrepid Scottish heart"- Harry Lauder
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FATED
(usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination"
LEAKY
Used informally; unable to retain urine
ACUTE
A mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
CRUEL
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
BLOWN
Breathing laboriously or convulsively
HAIRY
Having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
TOXIC
Of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances"
GRAVE
A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave"
FALSE
Deliberately deceptive; "false pretenses"
ENDED
Having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"
AWFUL
Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
RISKY
Not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
ROUGH
Of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
CRAZY
Affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
FIERY
Characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
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SEVERE
Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
CURSED
In danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; "poor damned souls"
STRONG
Being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor"
TRAGIC
Of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy; "tragic hero"
TRYING
Extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"
WASTED
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
RUINED
Doomed to extinction
MALIGN
Evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion"
BLOWSY
Characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
POTENT
Having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
ENDING
The act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
RAGING
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
SAVAGE
A cruelly rapacious person
LETHAL
Of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"
FAULTY
Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
SLIPPY
Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"
FALLEN
Having fallen in or collapsed; "a fallen building"
WICKED
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
SHAMED
Suffering shame
DEADLY
(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
FIERCE
Marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
URGENT
Compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"
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VIOLENT
Characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode
DECAYED
Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation"
FATEFUL
Ominously prophetic
IMMORAL
Deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
USEABLE
Capable of being put to use; "usable byproducts"
FALLING
Coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain"
HURTFUL
Harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"
VICIOUS
Having the nature of vice
FEARFUL
Timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"
UNSOUND
Of e.g. advice
RIOTOUS
Produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"
HOSTILE
Not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"
DAMAGED
Being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation"
HARMFUL
Causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
TOTALED
Used of automobiles; completely demolished; "the insurance adjuster declared the automobile totaled"
RUINOUS
Causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war"
WINNING
Succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything"
ENRAGED
Marked by extreme anger; "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd"
FRANTIC
Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"
CRUCIAL
Of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
OPPOSED
Being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"
CHAOTIC
Lacking a visible order or organization
PAINFUL
Causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
FURIOUS
Marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
WRECKED
Destroyed in an accident; "a wrecked ship"; "a highway full of wrecked cars"
CAUSTIC
Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
SMASHED
Very drunk
GALLING
Causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
WEARING
The act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
EROSIVE
Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
INTENSE
(of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"
AROUSED
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"
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FLAWLESS
Without a flaw; "a flawless gemstone"
CONTRARY
Exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
SLEEPING
Quiet and inactive restfulness
TERRIBLE
Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
CRASHING
Informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
VEHEMENT
Characterized by great force or energy; "vehement deluges of rain"; "vehement clapping"; "a vehement defense"
FINISHED
(of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected; "a dazzling and finished piece of writing"; "a finished violinist"
POWERFUL
Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow"
SMASHING
The act of breaking something into small pieces
DREADFUL
Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
NEGATIVE
A piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
DEFEATED
People who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
MURDERED
Killed unlawfully; "the murdered woman"; "lay a wreath on murdered Lincoln's bier"
PILLAGED
Having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside"
TRIPPING
Moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
FORCEFUL
Forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"
INIMICAL
Not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"
REVERSED
Turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"