Abandoned
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Sun Cryptic.
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Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Wednesday, 1 Dec 2021
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 14 Mar 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Saturday, 2 Jan 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Wednesday, 7 Oct 2020
- The Daily Mail Quick - Saturday, 19 Sep 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Saturday, 10 Nov 2018
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 29 Apr 2018
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 14 May 2017
Crossword Answers
4 letters
LEFT
A turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east; "take a left at the corner"
LONE
Characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk"
5 letters
ABORT
The act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"
ALONE
Without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him"
EMPTY
A container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"
6 letters
DEFECT
A failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
CANCEL
A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
DESERT
Arid land with little or no vegetation
ADRIFT
Afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift"
BEHIND
In debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"
7 letters
DISUSED
No longer in use; "obsolete words"
CASTOFF
Get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
FORSOOK
LEFTOUT
8 letters
FORSAKEN
OBSOLETE
No longer in use; "obsolete words"
STRANDED
Cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard"
ABDICATE
Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
DESOLATE
Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
CASTAWAY
A shipwrecked person
DERELICT
A ship abandoned on the high seas
BACKDOWN
A retraction of a previously held position
DESERTED
Forsaken by owner or inhabitants ; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
10 letters
UNOCCUPIED
Not leased to or occupied by a tenant; "an unoccupied apartment"; "very little unclaimed and untenanted land"
ONTHESHELF
LEFTBEHIND
11 letters
WALKEDOUTON
UNINHABITED
Not having inhabitants; not lived in; "an uninhabited island"; "gaping doors of uninhabited houses"
12 letters
DECOMMISSION
Withdraw from active service; "The warship was decommissioned in 1998"
13 letters
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