Crossword answer
DESTROYER
9 letters · Used for 5 different clues · 10 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, July 26, 2026
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DESTROYER
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DESTROYER is a 9-letter answer that has appeared 10 times in our database across 5 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Warship does retry manoeuvring (9)” in the The Guardian crossword on July 26, 2026.
Other 9-letter answers
COMICCONSThe panels are hard to read ... people might say you don't read "real" books ... you might laugh too loud in public, etc.?
ONSLAUGHTAssault (9)
MACADAMIANut in Sausalito cookies (3x)
CYBERSHOPBook in cypher so encrypted for etailer (9)
MANGETOUT… and similarly in veg? (9)
ARTISANALNegative critique of creative work regarding skilled worker
NANNYGOATBig Apple’s best ever on bread – and butter (5,4)
OLDFRIENDBuddy from way back
THRESHOLDLimit (9)
LEMONDROPBoiled sweet
EDUMACATETeach, playfully (3x)
LORDMAYORRoyal dorm upset Dick Whittington?
NIGHTSOILThings struggling with fossil fuel waste
OVERACTEDWas a ham
Every appearance of DESTROYER (10)
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Jul 26, 2026
Warship does retry manoeuvring (9) · The Guardian · 28 Across
May 30, 2026
Warship · Daily Express · 4 Down
Dec 26, 2025
Tale with a twist in does perhaps factor in ruin? · The Independent · 16 Down
Sep 19, 2025
Type of warship · The Independent · 3 Down
Jun 17, 2025
Type of warship · The Independent · 16 Across
Dec 27, 2024
Warship · Evening Standard · 43 Across
Feb 9, 2024
Warship · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Sep 12, 2022
Warship · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Aug 28, 2020
Battleship · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Nov 23, 2018
Warship · Evening Standard · 43 Across