Abandons
The crossword clue "Abandons" is answered by DESERTS, a 7-letter entry. Used 20 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DESERTS
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DESERTS answer page.
Used 20 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- FORSAKES (4 uses in xd)
- SKIPSOUTON (3 uses in xd)
- DITCHES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DESERTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DESERTS, most used first.
- Barren areas - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Leaves high and dry - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Arid areas - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Leaves in the lurch - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Merit - DESERVE, used 36 times
- Shoulder muscle - DELTOID, used 29 times
- Leaves - DEPARTS, used 28 times
- Most profound - DEEPEST, used 27 times
- Signified - DENOTED, used 27 times
- "You wish!" - DREAMON, used 27 times
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