"A man can be destroyed but not ___": Hemingway Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFEATED 'A man can be destroyed but not ___': Hemingway (8) New York Times Jun 5, 2016
6% RUIN Destroy (4) LA Times Daily May 5, 2026
6% ERODE Gradually destroy (5) The Times Concise Apr 29, 2026
6% EXPUNGE Destroy, efface (7) The Times Concise Apr 28, 2026
6% RUINS Destroys (5) (5) Mirror Classic Apr 2, 2026
6% WRECK Destroy (5) Universal Mar 28, 2026
6% TIN Word before can or Man (3) The Atlantic Mar 26, 2026
6% ERNIE Hemingway nickname (5) Newsday Mar 19, 2026
5% POPTOP Can opener (6) LA Times Daily May 3, 2026
5% HIS That man's (3) Eugene Sheffer May 1, 2026

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