Answer to "Destroy, in a way" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHRED , but the solution may also be GUT which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in LA Times).

Destroy, in a way crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
SHRED	33 %	5
GUT	17 %	3
CHEWUP	17 %	6
TEARUP	17 %	6
RIPUP	17 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Destroy, in a way

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• eid
• abate
• abating
• bag
• blot
• blotting
• blow
• bomb
• break
• burn
• cancel
• crack

Crossword Answer definitions

SHRED noun

1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
2. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount.

SHRED verb

1. To cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.
2. To reduce by a large percentage.
3. To lop; to prune; to trim.
4. To ride aggressively.
5. To drop fat and water weight before a competition.
6. To play very fast (especially guitar solos in rock and metal genres).

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result SHRED

• Grate
• Make cole slaw
• Bit of evidence
• Particle
• Render unreadable, in a way
• Play the guitar like a guitar god
• Really wail on a guitar
• Fragment
• Ragged bit
• Ripped-off item

More clues leading to the result GUT

• Reaction locale?
• Fishing-line material
• Type of reaction
• Clean a fish
• Reaction source
• Bar habitue's giveaway
• Breadbasket's locale
• Instinctive
• ___ feeling
• Eviscerate

More clues leading to the result CHEWUP

• Prepare to swallow
• Decimate
• Destroy, in a way
• Mangle by mastication
• Munch on
• Ruin, as a dog might shoes
• Grind to bits

More clues leading to the result TEARUP

• Nullify, as a contract
• Make confetti
• Shred
• Begin to cry
• Rip into shreds
• Rip to pieces
• Destroy, in a way
• Be about to cry
• Rip to shreds
• Get weepy

More clues leading to the result RIPUP

• Shred
• Make confetti of
• Manually shred
• Tear to shreds
• Make into confetti
• Tear to pieces
• Shred manually
• Turn into confetti
• Tear into pieces
• Shred into pieces