The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DEEPENED
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More clues leading to the result DEEPENED
- Indeed, writer taking drug became more profound
- Got lower in part of pool, conserving energy
- Dredged place divers prefer bordering mouth of Exe
- Further hollowed out bank, requiring energy to dig in twice
- Reinforced concrete finally installed in part of a swimming pool
- Became worse in fact after consuming ecstasy near stall
- Hang around back of barge on river that’s dredged
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The straight part
We know that "Further hollowed out" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case further hollowed out = deepened.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 DEEPENED mean?
DEEPENED verb- To make deep or deeper
- To make darker or more intense; to darken
- To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
- To make lower in tone
- To make more thorough or extensive.
- To make more intimate.
- To make more sound or heavy.
- To become deeper
- To become darker or more intense
- To become lower in tone
- To become more thorough or extensive.
- To become more intimate.
- To become more sound or heavy.