| COLLATERAL | ___ damage, military euphemism for civilian casualties or destruction of property (10) |
| SABOTAGE | Deliberate damage or destruction of property or facilities for military or political advantage (8) |
| OVERTHROWS | Effects the downfall or destruction of a ruler, especially by force (10) |
| DEATHKNELL | Something that heralds a death or destruction (5,5) |
| ELIMINATION | Aloe! In mint I see the complete removal or destruction of something! (11) |
| SUBVERT | To cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of. (7) |
| LYSIN | Substance such as an antibody that causes the dissolution or destruction of cells, especially bacteria (5) |
| RUIN | What is the downfall, decay, or destruction of anything (4) |
| LYSES | The dissolutions or destructions of cells, such as blood cells or bacteria. |
| SALVAGE | Act of saving property from damage or destruction as a ship or its cargo from perils of the sea |
| ARSONS | Crimes of destruction of property by burning them (6) |
| HUMMER | A type of four-wheel drive all-terrain military vehicle or a similar one intended for civilian use (6) |
| GENDARME | Member of a French military force responsible for civilian law enforcement duties (8) |
| VANDAL | A person who deliberately causes damage or destruction to personal or public property (6) |
| RATION | A fixed allowance of food, especially for civilians in times of scarcity or soldiers in wartime (6) |
| FREIGHTER | Military plane has engineers for civilian ship (9) |
| VIRALINFECTIONS | Sent for civilian to cure maladies (5,10) |
| COLLATERALDAMAGE | Security barrier? Oddly argue this causes civilian casualties |
| VANDALISM | Malicious destruction of property |
| BRAIN | "___ Damage" (song for Pink Floyd or Eminem) |
