The Destroyer, in Hinduism
The crossword clue "The Destroyer, in Hinduism" is answered by SHIVA, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
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SHIVA
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHIVA answer page.
Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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