Forsakes (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">forsakes</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('desert' can be a synonym of 'forsake')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deserts that I've seen before include "Barren tracts" , "Abandons; barren places" , "uncultivated regions" , "Maroons, abandons" , "barren areas" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">forsakes</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('abandon' can be a synonym of 'forsake')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abandons that I've seen before include "Forsake, leave behind" , "Deserts, never intending to return" , "Forsakes, leaves behind" , "Deserts, gives up completely" , "Deserts, forsakes" .)