Clues for the word "DERELICT"
We've had 24 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 45 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on August 16, 2025.
Definition of derelict
- a. - Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands.
- a. - Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful.
- n. - A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
- n. - A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use.
Referring Clues
- Remiss
- Vagrant
- Skid Row bum
- Negligent
- Abandoned ship
- Abandoned
- Worn and broken-down
- Old abandoned ship
- Run-down
- Abandoned, like a ship
- Falling into ruins
- Unsafe through neglect
- Fallen into ruin
- Dilapidated
- Down and out
- Dilapidated or neglected (of building)
- Edward"s about to receive what"s left over from wreck
- Tramp let out with cider
- Vagrant, extremely destitute old widow
- Social outcast, before 'L' in concise dictionary
- Credit arranged to protect the Spanish down and out
- Abandoned, semi-nude old widow
- Foolishly relied on taking to court when abandoned
- Broken-down
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - August 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 15, 2025
- Your Life Choices - May 11, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 24, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 10, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - April 27, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 07, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - September 01, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - September 01, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - March 16, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - February 10, 2023
- New York Times - December 22, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - October 04, 2022
- Your Life Choices - July 27, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - June 19, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - June 06, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - January 07, 2018
- Your Life Choices - October 30, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - October 28, 2017
- Mirror Quick - August 02, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - July 07, 2017
- Guardian Quick - May 06, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - February 07, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - February 03, 2017
- LA Times - January 03, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 17, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 15, 2015
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - March 22, 2015
- USA Today - May 20, 2014
- USA Today - March 17, 2014
- And in 15 more crossword puzzles...