The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STRANDS , but the solution may also be JILTS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Leaves in the lurch crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STRANDS | 41 % | 7 |
| DESERTS | 29 % | 7 |
| JILTS | 12 % | 5 |
| ABANDONS | 6 % | 8 |
| FORSAKES | 6 % | 8 |
| MAROONS | 6 % | 7 |
Why may JILTS be the right solution?
"Leaves in the lurch" is a clue that is hinting at the idea of abandonment or being left in a difficult situation. The word "JILTS" means to suddenly reject or abandon someone, which fits the clue perfectly.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Leaves in the lurch
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abandon
- abandonment
- forsake
- desert
- cradle
- abdicate
- abandoning
- avoidance
- strand
- departure
- step down
- abdication
Crossword Answer definitions
STRANDS noun- The shore or beach of the sea or ocean; shore; beach.
- The shore or beach of a lake or river.
- A small brook or rivulet.
- A passage for water; gutter.
- A street (perhaps from the similarity of shape).
- To run aground; to beach.
- To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
- To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
- Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
- A string.
- An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
- A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
- A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
- An element in a composite whole; a sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
- A nucleotide chain.
- To break a strand of (a rope).
- To form by uniting strands.
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 STRANDS
- Leaves in the lurch
- Locks of hair
- Leaves helpless
- Leaves high and dry
- Twine threads
- Leaves alone
- Fibers
- Seashores
- DNA units
- Pearl sets
More clues leading to the result DESERTS
- Barren areas
- Arid places
- Urban areas without access to fresh food, so to speak
- Leaves the Armed Forces illegally
- Gobi and Negev
- Mojave and Gobi
- Reduced rainfall regions
- They may be just
- Strands, or bad places to be stranded
- Forsakes
More clues leading to the result JILTS
- Has some second thoughts about starting a family with
- Leaves at the altar
- Skips the ceremony, say
- Flees from a union with
- Leaves flat
- Leaves high and dry
- Leaves rudely
- Leaves in the lurch
- Stuns at the altar
- Leaves at the last minute, in a way
More clues leading to the result ABANDONS
- Leaves
- Walks out on
- Leaves unfinished
- Deserts
- Gives up
- Strands
- Ditches
- Leaves high and dry
- Forsakes.
- Deserts.