Abandon - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'abandon' is the definition.
(I know that ditch is a more specific form of abandon)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ditch that I've seen before include "side of field?" , "Dump (informal)" , "Gully or furrow" , "Land in water" , "Dyke" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Irish Independent, The Sun, The Times and The Independent.

'abandon' is the definition.
(to abandon something is to leave it behind)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for leave that I've seen before include "Go away on holiday" , "taken by those on the way out" , "Permission - time off" , "Pull out" , "Quit; permission" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Irish Independent, The Sun, The Times and The Independent.

'abandon' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for scrap that I've seen before include "Ditch - fight" , "Turn into refuse" , "Cancel; fight" , "Junk; altercation" , "Break up - fight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Irish Independent, The Sun, The Times and The Independent.

'abandon' is the definition.
(I know that abandon can be written as forsake)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for forsake that I've seen before include "Give up" , "Leave in the lurch" , "Abondon or renounce" , "'Abandon, desert (7)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and the Evening Standard.

'abandon' is the definition.
(I know that renounce is a more specific form of abandon)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for renounce that I've seen before include "Abandon, give up" , "Give up, power say" , "Abdicate or disown" , "Disown formally, repudiate" , "Abandon (claim)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

'abandon' is the definition.
(desert can mean to leave or abandon)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for desert that I've seen before include "Sahara, Gobi, etc" , "Leave behind - waste" , "ditch" , "Arid region with little or no vegetation" , "Leave - due" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, the Newsday, The Mirror, The Sun, The Times and The Independent.

'abandon' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for leave in the lurch that I've seen is " Abandon".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

Abandon (6)