| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ESCAPING | Absconding | |
| ABSCOND | To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor. | |
| OUTLAWRY | The act of outlawing; the putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man (as an absconding criminal) is deprived of that protection. | |
| DESERTION | ... a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from ... |