The Clue
Destroyed (6 letter answer)
The Answer
RUINED
Tags
Notes
The answer RUINED is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bankrupt
Devastated
Kaput
Shot
Spoiled
Undid
Undone
Unsalvageable
Broken or bankrupt
Like an imploded soufflé
Like the Roman Forum
Plowed under, I gather
Definition
RUIN as a verb:
1. (destroy, ruin) = destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
2. destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
3. (bankrupt, ruin, break, smash) = reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
4. reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"
5. (deflower, ruin) = deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
6. fall into ruin
RUINED as an adjective:
1. (destroyed, ruined) = destroyed physically or morally
2. (done for, ruined, sunk, undone, washed-up) = doomed to extinction
3. (finished, ruined) = brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically"