Leave in the lurch
The crossword clue "Leave in the lurch" is answered by JILT, a 4-letter entry. Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
JILT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the JILT answer page.
Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 4 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.
- BAILON (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for JILT
Every other clue in this collection answered by JILT, most used first.
- Leave at the altar - used 63 times, most recently in 2025
- Abandon at the altar - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Dump - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Leave out - OMIT, used 929 times
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
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