| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| BLEAKNESS | Desolation | |
| DESOLATORY | Causing desolation. | |
| BLIND | Can’t see in Dublin desolation | |
| DESERTION | The state of being forsaken; desolation; as, the king in his desertion. | |
| WASTENESS | The quality or state of being waste; a desolate state or condition; desolation. | |
| RAVAGE | Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time. | |
| WILLOW | ...any species, most of which are characterized often used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "A wreath of willow to show my fors... | |