| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SWEEPER | Anti-mine ship |
| EXOCET | Anti-ship missile |
| EXOCET | Anti-ship missile that skims waves at nearly the speed of sound |
| paravane | underwater defensive device against mines, consisting of a pair of torpedo-shaped vanes towed at the bow of a ship, usually a minesweeper, by cables that can cut the cable of a moored mine, causing the mine to rise to the surface, where it can be destroye |
