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| Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
| 1 | 99% | 9 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 28% | 8 | Gave out (caught), left in, left out | |
| 3 | 24% | 7 | Gave up - gave in | |
Profligate Gave Up Left Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 161 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
ABANDONED which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ABANDONED
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "ABANDONED" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Forsaken by owner or inhabitants
- • Unrestrained and uninhibited verb
- • To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
- • To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
- • To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
- • To subdue; to take control of.
- • To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
- • To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
- • To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss. adjective
- • Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
- • No longer maintained by its former owners, residents or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
- • Free from constraint; uninhibited.
- • No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The abandoned house was overgrown with weeds."
- • "The abandoned dog wandered the streets in search of food."
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| The Guardian Quick26 Jun 2002 | Across 9 | |
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