| RUINATION | The action of destroying something or state of being destroyed (9) |
| WASTAGE | Action or process of losing or destroying something by using it extravagantly (7) |
| INDESTRUCTIBLE | Incapable of being destroyed (14) |
| ALOOFNESS | The quality or state of being distant, detached or uninvolved (9) |
| EXISTENCE | Fact or state of being (9) |
| BENEFICENCE | The quality or state of doing or producing good : the quality or state of being |
| SCRAPYARD | Place where old cars and junk are collected before being destroyed or recycled (9) |
| CORROSIVE | Capable of destroying solid materials (9) |
| IBUPROFEN | It relieves pain of destroying pub on fire |
| ADHERENCE | A bond, union or state of sticking fast; or, attachment/commitment to a cause, belief, party or person (9) |
| MUTILATED | Silenced about two notes being destroyed (9) |
| SETONFIRE | Make light of fine store being destroyed (3,2,4) |
| GOINGWEST | Being destroyed while travelling to America (5,4) |
| DIGNITY | From "worthiness", the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or honour; or, self-respect (7) |
| EMERGENCY | --------- exit or state of --------- (9) |
| EMANCIPATION | The act of freeing or state of being freed (12) |
| VOIDANCE | Of a benefice, the fact or state of being vacant (8) |
| VERB | Type of word denoting an action, occurrence or state of being (4) |
| MODESTY | Quality or state of being unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities (7) |
| IDIOCY | The quality or state of being stupid (6) |
