any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal; the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

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There are 134 solutions. The longest is DIVERSIONARY ATTACK with 18 letters, and the shortest is FAT with 3 letters.

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‘OVERKILL’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘OVERKILL’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Excessive action (8)	overkill