Leaves high and dry
The crossword clue "Leaves high and dry" is answered by DESERTS, a 7-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
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DESERTS
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DESERTS answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DESERTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DESERTS, most used first.
- Abandons - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Barren areas - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- 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.
- Now and then - ATTIMES, used 31 times
- Leaves - DEPARTS, used 28 times
- High spirits - ELATION, used 25 times
- By and large - ASARULE, used 23 times
- Holds in high regard - ESTEEMS, used 18 times
- Leaves high and dry - STRANDS, used 18 times
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