Related Clues:

• See 9 Across
• 'The ostrich roams the great ___. / Its mouth is wide, its neck is narra': Ogden Nash
• Leave one's post
• Has backing to answer artist from sandy hotspot
• Desert area has repulsed soldiers
• Run away; desolate
• Leave an area short of water
• Abandon; dull area
• Kind of life once contemplated by Counting Crows?
• Abandon, desolate area
• Desert girl - she's without a husband
• Run out on infertile land
• Abandon, waterless area
• Deserted rally location
• Sandy waste