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 LA Times, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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

This is the entire 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 LA Times, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate and The New York Times.

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

This is all the 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 LA Times, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate and The New York Times.

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

This is the entire 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 LA Times, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate and The New York Times.

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

'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 Guardian and The Telegraph.

Missing (6)