The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BLASTED
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More clues leading to the result BLASTED
- Blooming bed clothes don't wear out!
- Survive in part of garden that’s blooming!
- Shot — remain in sack
- Flipping bed clothes don’t wear out
- Briefs initially survived being darned
- Used explosive bullets initially and survived
- Blooming after all the rest in part of garden
- Bishop endured being criticised severely
- Told off to stay in bed
- Ultimate in plot: shot
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The straight part
We know that "darned" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case darned = blasted.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BLASTED mean?
BLASTED verb- To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- To make a loud noise.
- To shatter, as if by an explosion.
- To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- To curse; to damn.
- (sci-fi) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- To blight or wither.
- To be blighted or withered.
- To blow, for example on a trumpet.
- To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- Subjected to an explosion.
- Subjected to violent gusts of wind.
- Accursed; damned.
- Whose branches bear no leaves; leafless.
- Damned; bloody.
- Intoxicated, drunk.
- Damned; extremely.