| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| RIFT | Start of a breakup |
| SHARD | Result of a breakup? |
| SPLITTINGNOISE | Sound of a breakup? |
| USSR | Subj. of a 1991 breakup |
| TNT | Cause of a messy breakup? |
| TEARGAS | Cause of a stinging breakup? |
| MABELL | Target of a 1984 breakup |
| SHARDS | Result of a messy breakup? |
| ITSME | Part of a breakup explanation |
| SLOVAKIA | Part of a notable 1993 breakup |
| USSR | Focus of a big breakup in '91 |
| ICERUN | Rapid breakup of a frozen stream in the spring |
