Leave high and dry
The crossword clue "Leave high and dry" is answered by STRAND, a 6-letter entry. Used 52 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
STRAND
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STRAND answer page.
Used 52 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 13 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.
- ABANDON (13 uses in xd)
Other clues for STRAND
Every other clue in this collection answered by STRAND, most used first.
- Maroon - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
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