Destroyed A Destroyer Crossword Clue

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	verb • To send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship. • To sink a ship with one of more torpedoes. • To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack.
	38%	5		Destroyer's destroyer
	noun • military submarine operated by Germany during the First and Second World Wars
	38%	4		Destroyer destroyer
	noun • excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted • explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel verb • get from the earth by excavation • lay mines

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New York Times05 Jun 1984	Down 36
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