Thing destroyed in a 1979 Atari arcade classic Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASTEROID Thing destroyed in a 1979 Atari arcade classic (8) USA Today Dec 25, 2025
3% QBERT Classic arcade game with a pyramid (5) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
3% PAC "___-Man" (classic arcade game) (3)
2% PINBALL Arcade game (7) Eugene Sheffer Jan 14, 2026
2% WIPEOUT Destroy completely (4,3) (7) Mirror Classic Jan 14, 2026
2% SUPERSPRINT 1980s Atari racing game (11) LA Times Daily Jan 12, 2026
2% FORDO Destroy, archaically (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
2% OLDIES Classic songs (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 7, 2026
2% GTO Classic Pontiac (3) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
2% PERISH Become destroyed (6) Universal Jan 4, 2026

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