| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| RESIGN | Abdicate |
| RENOUNCE | Abdicate |
| DEMIT | Abdicate |
| STEPDOWN | Abdicate. |
| OUSTS | Forces to abdicate |
| FAROUK | King forced to abdicate, 1952. |
| abdicating | ABDICATE, to renounce or surrender formally, as one's power or office |
| abdicated | ABDICATE, to renounce or surrender formally, as one's power or office |
| abdicates | ABDICATE, to renounce or surrender formally, as one's power or office |
