refused (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">refused</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('deny' can be a synonym of 'refuse')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for denied that I've seen before include "Indeed (anag)" , "Refused to acknowledge, said it's not true" , "Declared something to be untrue" , "Contradicted" , "Refused to give (someone something)" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">refused</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('decline' can be a synonym of 'refuse')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for declined that I've seen before include "Refused or became weaker" , "Refused; waned" , "Refused, rejected" , "Refused or weakened" , "Went through cases" .)