| DOWNUNDER | New, odd urn destroyed in Australia perhaps (4,5) |
| CARPENTER | Enclosure around ex-president Bush, in Australia, perhaps (9) |
| LANDMASS | Come down on state in Australia perhaps! (8) |
| ANTIPODES | Range including peak over Australia, perhaps (9) |
| FARROW | Litter the difference between England and Australia, perhaps (6) |
| GOINGUNDER | Collapsing at travelling to Australia, perhaps (5,5) |
| WORKOFART | Decisive win in war - fort destroyed in skilful achievement |
| TUILERIES | - Palace, royal residence in Paris destroyed in 1871 by the Paris Commune |
| LEMONCURD | Red column destroyed in spread of yellow? |
| PENTECOST | Copes with tent destroyed in festival (9) |
| RAINSTORM | Iron trams destroyed in deluge (9) |
| POISONGAS | Banned weapon destroyed in Saigon ops (6,3) |
| SERENGETI | Green site destroyed in African park (9) |
| SUPERNOVA | Prove a sun is destroyed in such an event |
| CTESIPHON | Ancient city on River Tigris destroyed in 7th and 8th centuries AD (9) |
| NAGOYA | A castle in which Japanese city was built in 1612, destroyed in 1945, and rebuilt in 1959? (6) |
| UNAWARES | A fight ending in shame, in sun destroyed, in the dark (8) |
| MAINE | Ship destroyed in Havana's waters in 1898 |
| BASTILLE | French 14c fortress in Paris destroyed in 1789 (8) |
| HINDENBURG | German airship destroyed in 1937 while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey (10) |
