| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ABANDONED | Renounced | |
| RECANTED | Renounced | |
| SECEDED | Renounced union | |
| ABDICATED | Renounced a throne | |
| APOTACTITE | One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions. | |
| GYMNOSOPHIST | ... found in India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and employed th... | |