Declined (5)
(Other definitions for ebbed that I've seen before include "Flowed back or receded" , "Diminished" , "Went out like tide" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">declined</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('wane' can be a synonym of 'decline')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for waned that I've seen before include "Ebbed; declined" , "grew faint" , "(Of moon) grew smaller" , "Decreased in size" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">declined</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('refuse' can be a synonym of 'decline')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for refused that I've seen before include "Not accepted" , "Was unwilling to accept" , "Said no (7)" , "turned down appeal" , "Declined, rejected" .)
(Other definitions for slid that I've seen before include "Slipped" , "Moved (eg, on ice)" , "Skidded, slewed" , "Moved smoothly along a surface" .)