Missing - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'missing' is the definition.
(something that's gone astray is missing)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for astray that I've seen before include "(Gone) off course" , "(Gone) in wrong direction" , "Wandering, off course" , "Wandering lost" , "Go . . . . . . - get lost" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard and The Telegraph.

'missing' is the definition.
(military abbreviation for absent without leave)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for awol that I've seen before include "Absent without leave (abbr.)" , "unaccounted for" , "Absent without permission, in short" , "On the lam" , "Not present when supposed to be" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, The Sun, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The New York Times and The Telegraph.

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sans that I've seen before include "Without (literary)" , "Without (Fr.)" , "rooms for treating sick pupils" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, The Sun, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'missing' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for lost that I've seen before include "Forgotten; misplaced" , "Mogul empire official; rich person" , "Baffled" , "TV series!" , "Unable to find one's way" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, The Sun, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'missing' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for gone that I've seen before include "Departed; used up" , "Departed, disappeared" , "Absent" , "Well in the past" , "Moved - died" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, The Sun, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'missing' is the definition.
('lack' can be a synonym of 'miss')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for lacking that I've seen before include "Missing" , "Being without, wanting" , "Short" , "Deficient or inadequate" , "'Deficient, wanting (7)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.

Missing (6)