The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ABANDON , but the solution may also be RUNOUTON which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Desert crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABANDON | 25 % | 7 |
| FORSAKE | 11 % | 7 |
| GOBI | 9 % | 4 |
| LEAVEINTHELURCH | 9 % | 15 |
| SAHARA | 7 % | 6 |
| LEAVE | 5 % | 5 |
| WASTE | 5 % | 5 |
| SANDS | 4 % | 5 |
| MERIT | 4 % | 5 |
| SKIPOUTON | 4 % | 9 |
| RUNOUTON | 4 % | 8 |
| VACATE | 2 % | 6 |
| JILT | 2 % | 4 |
| MOHAVE | 2 % | 6 |
| WALKOUTON | 2 % | 9 |
| GOAWOL | 2 % | 6 |
| SKIP | 2 % | 4 |
| DEFECT | 2 % | 6 |
| RENEGE | 2 % | 6 |
| WASTELAND | 2 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Desert
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abandon
- forsake
- defect
- waste
- desolate
- inhospitable
- godforsaken
- lurch
- wild
- apostatize
- desertion
- leave
Crossword Answer definitions
ABANDON verb- To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
- To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
- To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
- To subdue; to take control of.
- To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
- To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
- To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
- A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
- Abandonment; relinquishment.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ABANDON
- Leave in the lurch
- Dump
- Freedom
- Strand
- Run out on
- Ditch
- Leave high and dry
- Recklessness
- Lack of inhibition
- Desert
More clues leading to the result FORSAKE
- Desert
- Abandon
- Leave in the lurch
- Abandon.
- Desert.
- Give up.
- Renounce.
- Abandon ... or two words often seen next to the starts of 17-, 27-, 47- and 60-Across
- In favor of rice wine?
More clues leading to the result GOBI
- Asian desert
- Large desert
- Mongolian desert
- Alkaline desert
- Much of Mongolia
- Desert bordering the Altai Mountains
- Desert along the Silk Road
- Desert whose name means "semidesert"
- Mongol Empire expanse
- Region just south of the Altai mountains
More clues leading to the result LEAVEINTHELURCH
More clues leading to the result SAHARA
- African desert
- Arid expanse
- It includes most of Libya
- Largest desert
- Most of Libya
- Desert region
- World's largest desert
- World's third-largest desert
- African sands
- African expanse
More clues leading to the result LEAVE
- French __ (abrupt departure)
- Take a powder
- Permission
- Shove off
- "Scramola!"
- Maternity ___
- Skedaddle
- Use the eggsit
- Army vacation
- Split
More clues leading to the result WASTE
- Consume carelessly
- Refuse
- Squander
- Basket type
- Trash
- Fritter away
- Miasma
- Chucked stuff
- Junk
- Word with human and industrial
More clues leading to the result SANDS
- Childers' fiction, "The Riddle of the ___"
- Classic Vegas casino
- "___ of Iwo Jima": 1949 John Wayne film
- Smooths, in a way
- White ___ National Monument
- Makes smoother
- Smooths
- Hourglass stuff
- Hourglass grains
- Vegas hotel imploded in 1996
More clues leading to the result MERIT
- Excellence
- High value
- Kind of pay or system
- Worth
- Deserve
- Type of badge
- Be worthy of
- Parliament rival
- Scholarship consideration
- ___ badge
More clues leading to the result SKIPOUTON
More clues leading to the result RUNOUTON
More clues leading to the result VACATE
- Annul
- Go away
- Leave the premises
- Empty
- No longer occupy
- Relinquish, as an office
- Obey an eviction notice
- Annul, as a judgment
- Move out
- Leave
More clues leading to the result JILT
- Get a change of mind during the bachelor party, maybe
- Leave at the church
- Stop, in the name of love?
- Send a Dear John letter
- Leave at the altar
- Leave as a lover
- Drop a honey
- Leave in the lurch
- Leave, as a lover
- Reject
More clues leading to the result MOHAVE
- Site of Death Valley (Var.)
- American desert
- Southwestern desert
- American Indian.
- California desert.
- A desert in So. California.
- Arizona Indian.
- Indian of Arizona.
- Western Indian.
- Yuman Indian.
More clues leading to the result WALKOUTON
More clues leading to the result GOAWOL
- Abandon base
- One way to get the attention of MPs
- Leave base early?
- Be way off base?
- Defy mil. orders, in a way
- Commit a service infraction
- Miss roll call, say
- Risk being caught off base
- Leave camp, perhaps
- Desert one's post
More clues leading to the result SKIP
- Fail to include
- Leave quickly
- LP problem
- Pass over
- Omit
- Ditch, as class
- Go past
- Green card in a party game
- Ignore, as pre-roll ads
- Uno card
More clues leading to the result DEFECT
More clues leading to the result RENEGE
- Bridge failure
- Bridge no-no
- Go back on one's word
- Go back on a promise
- Play a club when you should have played a heart
- Commit a card sin
- Goof in a card game
- Play a card out of suit
- Go back on
- Go back on a deal