| APOLLYON | Greek name of The Destroyer in Revelation 9:11 in the New Testament |
| HERACLES | Greek name of the hero known to the Romans as Hercules (8) |
| BAUTISTA | Dave _, actor reprising his role as Drax The Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (8) |
| PARANOIA | Condition called "the destroyer" in the Kinks song "Destroyer" |
| CROCEOUS | Word for "saffron-coloured" that refers to the ancient Greek name of said dried orange-hued stigmas (8) |
| STOIC | Term, from the Greek name of the Painted Portico, for a disciple of Zeno of Citium, such as the boxer Cleanthes, ex-slave Epictetus, favourite Perseus or champion runner Chrysippus, who laughed himsel |
| CHEOPS | Greek name of the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu (c. 2575-2465 BCE), who commissioned the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza (6) |
| HORSEMEN | Quartet in Revelation |
| DAVE | ___ Bautista Dune actor who portrayed Drax the Destroyer in the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy |
| DAVEBAUTISTA | Former wrestler who played Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy: 2 wds. |
| PHRYGIA | Greek name of an ancient state in the west-central part of Anatolia (modern Turkey), associated with |
| SEMIRAMIS | Greek name of the ninth-century BC Assyrian queen, who, over succeeding generations, has been turned into a legendary warrior leader (9) |
| SAULOFTARSUS | Name for St Paul in the vision of Ananias (Acts 9:11) |
| SIVA | "The Destroyer" in Hinduism |
| SHIVA | The Destroyer, in Hinduism |
| ARMAGEDDON | Location of a battle between God and kings of the earth in Revelation |
| HIDE | "And the flesh and the ___ he burnt with fire (Lev. 9:11) |
| EROS | Greek name of Cupid |
| EXPLOSIVE | Numbers of Romans involved variously in revelation of crime are highly dangerous |
| ALPHAANDOMEGA | The first and last - as used in Revelation 1:8 (5,3,5) |
