Related Clues:

• Desert that covers much of Libya
• Walk away from barren place
• Leave as, say, saxophone backing comes round second time
• The Sahara, for one
• Desert covering much of north Africa
• Leave dry
• Arid region: I've found it right in middle of South Africa
• Wilderness; abandon
• What’s just sweet to the ear?
• Something sandy or maroon?
• Very dry ditch
• Northern African desert
• A major desert
• Gobi, e.g
• Abandon course after losing heart