The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DESERT which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 1999.
Leave in a lurch crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DESERT | 50 % | 6 |
| DITCH | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Leave in a lurch
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- desert
- abandon
- desolate
- forsake
- deserts
- abandoning
- bilk
- fail
- forsaken
- forsaking
- jilt
- skunk
Crossword Answer definitions
DESERT noun- (usually in the plural) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward
- A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
- Any barren place or situation.
- Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
- To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
- To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result DESERT
- Abandon
- Leave in the lurch
- Painted, for one
- Defect
- Dry zone
- Dry land
- "The English Patient" setting
- Food ___ (place where affordable food is hard to come by)
- Nevada, mainly
- Run out on