Selects (and sometimes destroys) (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Selects (and sometimes destroys) (5) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on November 17, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CULLS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CULLS Selects (and sometimes destroys) (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Nov 17, 2025
8% RUIN Destroy (4) Universal Nov 5, 2025
8% OPT __ for (select) (3) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
8% WRECK Destroy (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 24, 2025
8% OPTS Selects (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
8% CHOSE Selected (5) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2025
8% CHOOSING Selecting (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 7, 2025
7% MENU Selection guide (4) USA Today Quick Nov 16, 2025
7% TAN Selection guide (3) USA Today Quick Nov 16, 2025
7% ELITE Select few (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 12, 2025

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