| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| BARREN | Desert-like | |
| LEAVE | Desert | |
| WASTELAND | Desert | |
| SAGUAROS | Desert plants | |
| OASIS | Desert spring | |
| KALAHARI | Bushman's desert | |
| JUMPSHIP | To desert | |
| PALM | Desert tree | |
| CAMEL | Desert animal | |
| GOBI | Mongolia desert | |
| DATEPALM | Desert tree | |
| MIRAGE | Desert hallucination | |
| DATEPALMS | Desert trees | |
| ARID | Desert (region) | |
| SAHARA | African desert | |
| NOMAD | Desert traveller | |
| SINAI | Asian desert | |
| DUNE | Desert feature | |
| SANDSTORMS | Desert windstorms | |
| ABANDON | To desert | |
| CACTI | Desert plants | |
| FORSAKE | To desert | |
| CACTUS | Desert plant | |
| SANDS | Desert regions | |
| SANDSTORM | Desert tempest | |