| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DERELICTION | Abandonment | |
| DISUSE | Abandonment | |
| DESERTION | Abandonment | |
| ABANDON | Abandonment; relinquishment. | |
| APOSTASY | Abandonment of one's religion | |
| BACKSLIDING | The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty. | |
| DESPERATION | A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury. | |
| DEPARTURE | Deviation or abandonment, as from or of a rule or course of action, a plan, or a purpose. | |
| OFF | Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off. | |