Answer:

destroys

Answer	Crossword Clue
DESTROYS	Ruins
DESTROYS	Completely wrecks
DESTROYS	Shipwrecks

DESTROYS	Smashes to smithereens
DESTROYS	Obliterates
DESTROYS	Wrecks.
DESTROYS	Wipes out
DESTROYS	Totals
DESTROYS	Lays low

Crossword

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