| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| VACATING | Abandoning | |
| DESERTING | Abandoning | |
| ABORTING | Abandoning (op) | |
| ABANDONMENT | The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. | |
| DRAGOON | To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. | |
| DEFECTION | Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding. | |