The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EIDERDOWN
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More clues leading to the result EIDERDOWN
- Bedcover has colour that is turning blue
- Part of bedding we’d ironed badly
- Denied row involved quilt
- Quilt we’d ironed badly
- I wondered about feathers
- I wondered about getting something to keep me warm
- . Said I had a blue quilt
- I wondered about 12
- Cover when one or other is caught not working?
- I wondered about what to discard on hot summer nights
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The straight part
We know that "One lying on bed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one lying on bed = eiderdown.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 EIDERDOWN mean?
EIDERDOWN noun- The down of the eider duck, used for stuffing pillows and quilts.
- A quilt stuffed with this down.