| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DESERTS | Abandons | |
| LAYSASIDE | Abandons | |
| DISOWNS | Abandons | |
| ABORTS | Abandons (launch) | |
| MAROONS | Abandons ashore | |
| RUNSOUT | Abandons, ... on | |
| ABANDONER | One who abandons. | |
| FEY | Felicity abandons lawful elfin | |
| QUITTER | One who abandons (a task) | |
| UTE | Curate abandons car for tradesman’s truck | |
| NERDS | Doug abandons underdogs leaving geeks confused! | |
| ELECTOR | Head of State abandons selector to a voting member | |
| STARVE | Youth finally abandons poor harvest to die from hunger | |
| SLAGHEAP | Bing Crosby initially abandons a chap with legs broken | |
| AMOK | A monk abandons head novice in a state of murderous frenzy | |
| DESERTER | One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion. | |