Deserted (9)
There are a few possibilities for this:
abandoned
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">deserted</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abandoned that I've seen before include "lacking in self-control" , "Profligate - gave up - left" , "Derelict, deserted" , "Deserted; uninhibited" , "Deserted - shameless" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">deserted</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for desolate that I've seen before include "extremely sad" , "Forlorn and unhappy" , "Forlorn and abandoned" , "Barren" , "Lay waste, despoil" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">deserted</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(marooning is a kind of deserting)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for marooned that I've seen before include "Left high and dry" , "Me on road (anag.)" , "Abandoned on island" , "Abandoned like Robinson Crusoe" , "Left stranded with little hope of rescue" .)