| Timid and reserved |
|
|
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Sep 2025 |
| Reserved |
The Telegraph Mini |
09 Sep 2025 |
| Quite timid, say |
|
|
| Reserved, bashful |
The Times Concise |
03 Sep 2025 |
| Far from extroverted |
|
|
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Socially timid, bashful |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Aug 2025 |
| Hardly outgoing |
USA Today |
01 Aug 2025 |
| Not a social butterfly |
|
|
| Not likely to enjoy icebreakers |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jul 2025 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jul 2025 |
| "Too ___" by Kajagoogoo |
|
|
| Withdrawn insect from shanty (3) |
|
|
| Bashful |
Premier Sunday |
13 Jul 2025 |
| Like a wallflower |
New York Times |
07 Jul 2025 |
| Bashful or timid |
|
|
| Nervous around new people |
|
|
| Shrinking |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jun 2025 |
| Short of a fling (3) |
|
|
| Bashful |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2025 |
| Like a kid hiding behind his mom, perhaps |
|
|
| Bashful |
Commuter |
21 Jun 2025 |
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Timid |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jun 2025 |
| Having trouble making friends on the first day of school, say |
New York Times Mini |
05 Jun 2025 |
| Sudden start, because timid (3) |
|
|
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Jun 2025 |
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Bashful |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2025 |
| Like a person who might use 🫣🙈 emojis |
|
|
| Reluctant shot (3) |
|
|
| Timid and lacking in confidence (3) |
|
|
| Chuck's retiring (3) |
|
|
| Timid |
LA Times Daily |
20 May 2025 |
| Timid in company (3) |
|
|
| Regular unsightly wanting |
|
|
| Timid and reserved |
|
|
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Bashful |
Newsday |
15 Apr 2025 |
| ___ Guys (masked Mario enemies) |
|
|
| The pitch is reserved (3) |
|
|
| Like kids at a new school, often |
Universal |
03 Apr 2025 |
| Just (a bit short) |
|
|
| Like wallflowers |
New York Times Mini |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Reserved |
USA Today |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Short |
New York Times |
15 Mar 2025 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Mar 2025 |
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Apprehensive about mixing, maybe |
|
|
| Socially timid, bashful |
Puzzler Backwords |
05 Mar 2025 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Mar 2025 |
| Timid throw (3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
27 Feb 2025 |
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Feb 2025 |
| Spotlight-averse |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2025 |
| Prone to blushing, say |
|
|
| Easily scared |
Newsday |
14 Feb 2025 |
| Timid, or short on cash |
USA Today |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Nervous cast (3) |
|
|
| Not a fan of spotlights? |
|
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| Short of full payment |
|
|
| Reserved in nature |
Universal |
05 Feb 2025 |
| Not very outgoing, like an introvert |
|
|
| Afraid of attention (3) |
|
|
| Chuck, it seems, is a bit wishy-washy (3) |
|
|
| Song by Carly Rae Jepsen: "_ Boy" |
|
|
| Throw |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Jan 2025 |
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Sheepish |
USA Today |
20 Jan 2025 |
| Bashful or timid |
|
|
| Reserved |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Unlikely to make the first move |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2025 |
| Bashful or retiring |
|
|
| What follows coconut and work |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 Jan 2025 |
| "He's So ____" |
|
|
| Retiring |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2025 |
| Chuck's bashful (3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
08 Jan 2025 |
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Jan 2025 |
| Self-conscious |
Mirror Tea Time |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
31 Dec 2024 |
| Embarrassed in fling (3) |
|
|
| Timid and reserved |
|
|
| Timid, quiet |
|
|
| Timid at the coconut stall (3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
25 Dec 2024 |
| Chuck is not the brash type (3) |
|
|
| Socially reserved |
USA Today |
15 Dec 2024 |
| Sheepish |
Newsday |
15 Dec 2024 |
| Camera __ |
LA Times Daily |
11 Dec 2024 |
| Sounding like koi, but fundamental to coconuts! (3) |
|
|
| Short on payment, is shrinking from notice (3) |
|
|
| Socially reserved |
Universal |
20 Nov 2024 |
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Nov 2024 |
| A timid throw (3) |
|
|
| Like a kindergartner on the first day of school, maybe |
New York Times Mini |
14 Nov 2024 |
| Bashful or timid |
|
|
| Bashful |
Commuter |
11 Nov 2024 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Indebted to the pot |
Newsday |
07 Nov 2024 |
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Nov 2024 |
| Easily frightened, timid (3) |
|
|
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Nov 2024 |
| Far from extroverted |
|
|
| Demure but flashy when Alf's gone (3) |
|
|
| Hardly outgoing |
|
|
| Like some introverts |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2024 |
| Timid around others |
|
|
| ___ away (avoid) |
|
|
| Far from outgoing |
Newsday |
20 Oct 2024 |
| Reserved |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Bold? Oh, no, no, no. |
Family Time |
14 Oct 2024 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Oct 2024 |
| Surname of Snoochie, the radio DJ in I'm A Celeb in 2021 and Celebrity MasterChef in 2024 (3) |
|
|
| Self-conscious |
Mirror Tea Time |
04 Oct 2024 |
| Reserved pitch (3) |
|
|
| Reserved question for women's school (3) |
|
|
| Aunt Sally may be bashful (3) |
|
|
| Timid and reserved |
|
|
| Hit song by the Pointer Sisters: "He's So _" |
|
|
| Reticent to have a fling? (3) |
|
|
| Timid throw (3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
22 Sep 2024 |
| Averting one's gaze, say |
|
|
| Some posh youth, timid (3) |
|
|
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Sep 2024 |
| Short throw (3) |
|
|
| Unlikely to approach a stranger at a party |
New York Times Mini |
09 Sep 2024 |
| Timid |
TV |
08 Sep 2024 |
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| React like a startled horse and throw (3) |
|
|
| Coconut ____, fairground attraction |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 Sep 2024 |
| Demurely reserved (3) |
|
|
| Of timid nature, say |
|
|
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Aug 2024 |
| Diffident |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Aug 2024 |
| To turn up with this is pushy (3) |
|
|
| Unlike a social butterfly |
Universal |
18 Aug 2024 |
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Retiring in quiet year |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
05 Aug 2024 |
| Not very outgoing |
|
|
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Jul 2024 |
| Like an introvert |
|
|
| Chuck is bashful |
|
|
| Self-conscious |
Mirror Tea Time |
22 Jul 2024 |
| Not extroverted, say |
|
|
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Retiring twice after once bitten (3) |
|
|
| Fairground attraction with coconuts |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
10 Jul 2024 |
| Not extroverted |
|
|
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
07 Jul 2024 |
| Hesitant, disinclined or averse |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Timid, reserved (3) |
|
|
| Fairground attraction for the timorous (3) |
|
|
| Camera-___ (reluctant to be photographed) |
Universal |
28 Jun 2024 |
| Shrinking from notice (3) |
|
|
| Socially timid, bashful |
Puzzler Backwords |
26 Jun 2024 |
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Bashful, but will have a fling (3) |
|
|
| Prone to shrinking? |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jun 2024 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Finding it difficult to mix some of the nitrogenous hydrates (3) |
|
|
| Like a frightened horse might move (3) |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Bashful |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Jun 2024 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Timid act of throwing (3) |
|
|
| Some of the stand-offish youngsters will be! (3) |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| A quick throw (3) |
|
|
| Like many a toddler in front of strangers |
Universal |
17 May 2024 |
| Bashful - not bold |
|
|
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 May 2024 |
| Reserved |
|
|
| No-one who is brazen will be cast! (3) |
|
|
| Suspicious and shoddy? Not strange (3) |
|
|
| Like one who wouldn't go for a frat party |
|
|
| Retiring |
Wall Street Journal |
01 May 2024 |
| Bashful, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Coconut ___, fairground stall (3) |
|
|
| Reserved; throw (3) |
|
|
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Like TV's Felicity |
|
|
| Like someone who's unlikely to be the life of the party |
|
|
| Boggle at appearing reserved? (3) |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Like someone unlikely to initiate a conversation |
USA Today |
19 Apr 2024 |
| Less likely to mingle |
|
|
| A bit pushy but easily frightened (3) |
|
|
| Timid |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2024 |
| Cautious throw (3) |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Start in the stable (3) |
|
|
| Hesitant to socialise |
|
|
| Just short? |
|
|
| Bashful, but will have a shot (3) |
|
|
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Mar 2024 |
| Once bitten, twice ... |
|
|
| Pitch reserved (3) |
|
|
| How not to be forward, and start in fright (3) |
|
|
| Retiring at sudden start? (3) |
|
|
| Warily reluctant |
|
|
| Bashful |
Family Time |
17 Mar 2024 |
| Not at ease in company |
|
|
| Not likely to step into the spotlight, say |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Reserved |
LA Times Daily |
07 Mar 2024 |
| Timid, bashful |
|
|
| Unlikely to step into the spotlight, say |
|
|
| Diffident Greek character voiced by 1 down? |
|
|
| This pitch is reserved (3) |
|
|
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Feb 2024 |
| Once bitten, twice ___ |
|
|
| Reluctant to engage |
|
|
| To fling |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Throw a missile because easily startled? (3) |
|
|
| Warily reluctant (3) |
|
|
| Throw by appearing reserved? (3) |
|
|
| Like a kid who hides behind their mom's skirt |
|
|
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Timid |
Premier Sunday |
11 Feb 2024 |
| Unlike social butterflies |
|
|
| Quiet start (3) |
|
|
| Not likely to take center stage, say |
|
|
| Not a fan of spotlights? |
|
|
| Diffident, bashful |
|
|
| Retiring heads of school helped youths (3) |
|
|
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Feb 2024 |
| Bashful; coconut-bashing sideshow? (3) |
|
|
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Unassertive |
Newsday |
25 Jan 2024 |
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Great White "Once Bitten Twice ___" |
|
|
| Once bitten, twice ___ |
Universal |
11 Jan 2024 |
| Like someone who's hesitant to text first, maybe |
|
|
| Timid, like a crucian carp (3) |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Reserved for the cast |
|
|
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Hardly a company person? |
|
|
| Reserved or timid, say |
|
|
| Unlikely to send the first message on a dating app |
|
|
| Self-conscious |
Mirror Tea Time |
21 Dec 2023 |
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Dec 2023 |
| Timid |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2023 |
| Coconut ___, fairground game |
|
|
| Timid at the coconut stall (3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Dec 2023 |
| Bashful or timid |
|
|
| Quiet and introverted? |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Reserved |
Puzzler Backwords |
04 Nov 2023 |
| Bashful (3) |
Puzzler |
03 Nov 2023 |
| Not bold |
LA Times Daily |
03 Nov 2023 |
| Sheepish |
Premier Sunday |
22 Oct 2023 |
| Like a wallflower, say |
|
|
| Reserved |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Oct 2023 |
| Bashful or timid |
|
|
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Oct 2023 |
| Bashful |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Oct 2023 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Sep 2023 |
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Not very outgoing |
|
|
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Aug 2023 |
| Timid, like an introvert |
|
|
| Bashful |
USA Today |
17 Aug 2023 |
| Short |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2023 |
| Introverted around strangers, say |
|
|
| Easily frightened |
Newsday |
27 Jul 2023 |
| Like an introvert, say |
|
|
| A nervous throw? |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Jul 2023 |
| Not extroverted |
|
|
| Withdrawn and wallflower-like, say |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Unlikely to make the first move |
Universal |
02 Jul 2023 |
| 'Don't be ___!' |
New York Times |
02 Jul 2023 |
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Jun 2023 |
| Quite timid, say |
|
|
| Short (of) |
Universal |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Reserved |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jun 2023 |
| Timid or reserved |
|
|
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 May 2023 |
| Unlikely to speak first, say |
|
|
| Protected by an icy exterior, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
20 May 2023 |
| Bashful |
Thomas Joseph |
18 May 2023 |
| Not forward |
New York Times |
12 May 2023 |
| Not likely to mingle |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2023 |
| Timid |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2023 |
| Far from a social butterfly |
|
|
| Opposite of "outgoing" |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Timid |
Universal |
05 Apr 2023 |
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Apr 2023 |
| Bashful |
Newsday |
03 Apr 2023 |
| Averse to mingling |
USA Today |
02 Apr 2023 |
| Likely one unlikely to make advances |
|
|
| Like toddlers when meeting strangers, often |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2023 |
| Bashful |
USA Today |
25 Mar 2023 |
| Timid, like an introvert |
|
|
| Not at all extroverted? |
|
|
| Like someone unlikely to make the first move |
|
|
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Opposite of bold |
Family Time |
26 Feb 2023 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Feb 2023 |
| Reserved and wallflower-like, say |
|
|
| Like someone likely to hide from people, say |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Not forward going? |
|
|
| Like a shrinking violet |
Universal |
23 Jan 2023 |
| Introverted, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Bashful |
Universal |
30 Dec 2022 |
| Self-effacing |
Newsday |
23 Dec 2022 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Dec 2022 |
| Relatively timid |
LA Times Daily |
19 Dec 2022 |
| Like an introvert? |
|
|
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Nov 2022 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Short |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Nov 2022 |
| Averse to first moves |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2022 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Timid or introverted |
|
|
| Timid |
Universal |
28 Oct 2022 |
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Socially withdrawn |
Universal |
08 Oct 2022 |
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Sep 2022 |
| Opposite of outgoing |
Universal |
24 Sep 2022 |
| Timid and introverted |
|
|
| Bashful |
LA Times Daily |
21 Sep 2022 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Timid |
USA Today |
08 Sep 2022 |
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Timid |
Canadiana |
29 Aug 2022 |
| Throw; reserved |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Aug 2022 |
| Retiring |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Aug 2022 |
| Socially reserved |
Universal |
26 Jul 2022 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Jul 2022 |
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Jul 2022 |
| Timid and reserved |
|
|
| Short |
New York Times |
16 Jul 2022 |
| Bashful |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jul 2022 |
| Not extroverted |
|
|
| Far from forward going |
|
|
| Timid |
USA Today |
08 Jul 2022 |
| Unassertive |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2022 |
| Not outgoing |
USA Today |
17 Jun 2022 |
| Far from extroverted |
|
|
| Timid throw |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Jun 2022 |
| Throw backward |
|
|
| Still owing |
Universal |
04 Jun 2022 |
| Timid |
USA Today |
31 May 2022 |
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 May 2022 |
| A long way from outgoing |
Family Time |
16 May 2022 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 May 2022 |
| Owing the pot |
Newsday |
13 May 2022 |
| Unlikely to pipe up |
The Washington Post |
07 May 2022 |
| Unlikely to pipe up |
LA Times Daily |
07 May 2022 |
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Apr 2022 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Apr 2022 |
| Less likely to mingle |
|
|
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Not a forward person |
|
|
| Not very outgoing |
USA Today |
22 Mar 2022 |
| Unlikely to step into the spotlight, say |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
Universal |
20 Feb 2022 |
| Not likely to take center stage, say |
|
|
| Reserved in public |
Family Time |
31 Jan 2022 |
| Timid |
Newsday |
26 Jan 2022 |
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Timid |
|
|
| Retiring |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jan 2022 |
| Timid or reserved |
|
|
| Short |
LA Times Daily |
31 Dec 2021 |
| Reserved |
LA Times Daily |
30 Dec 2021 |
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Unlikely to send the first text, perhaps |
|
|
| Bashful |
USA Today |
14 Dec 2021 |
| Keep quiet with yen to be diffident |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Dec 2021 |
| Timid |
Canadiana |
06 Dec 2021 |
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Nov 2021 |
| Far from forward? |
|
|
| Not an extrovert |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
USA Today |
16 Nov 2021 |
| Bashful |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Nov 2021 |
| Far from forward |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Oct 2021 |
| Bashful |
Universal |
30 Oct 2021 |
| Prone to blushing, say |
|
|
| Prone to blushing, say |
New York Times |
21 Oct 2021 |
| Timid |
Premier Sunday |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Oct 2021 |
| Short |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Oct 2021 |
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Not ready to mingle? |
|
|
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Like one sitting alone at the dance, probably |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2021 |
| Like one sitting alone at the dance, probably |
The Washington Post |
02 Sep 2021 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Timid |
Newsday |
17 Aug 2021 |
| Unlikely to mingle |
USA Today |
14 Aug 2021 |
| Reserved and quiet? |
|
|
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Aug 2021 |
| Not having quite enough money |
New York Times |
27 Jul 2021 |
| Like wallflowers |
The Washington Post |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Like wallflowers |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Not outgoing |
Newsday |
18 Jul 2021 |
| Not very outgoing |
|
|
| Not very outgoing |
|
|
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jul 2021 |
| Unlikely to initiate conversation |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2021 |
| Like a wallflower |
Universal |
29 May 2021 |
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Unlikely to make the first move |
The Washington Post |
13 May 2021 |
| Unlikely to make the first move |
LA Times Daily |
13 May 2021 |
| Not super outgoing |
USA Today |
04 May 2021 |
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 May 2021 |
| Retiring |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Apr 2021 |
| Timid |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2021 |
| Timid |
The Washington Post |
20 Apr 2021 |
| Diffident, timid |
Irish Times Simplex |
14 Apr 2021 |
| Bashful |
|
|
| Timid, like an introvert |
|
|
| Like an introvert |
|
|
| Reserved |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Feb 2021 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Unlikely to say hi first, say |
USA Today |
17 Feb 2021 |
| Bashful |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Feb 2021 |
| Timid and quiet |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Not outgoing at all |
Family Time |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Bashful |
Premier Sunday |
03 Jan 2021 |
| Bashful |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Dec 2020 |
| Withdrawn |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Dec 2020 |
| Reticent |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Nov 2020 |
| Unlikely to text first, say |
USA Today |
19 Nov 2020 |
| Timid or reserved |
|
|
| Like a shrinking violet |
|
|
| Word that surrounds "short of money" |
Universal |
15 Oct 2020 |
| Timid |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Oct 2020 |
| Demure |
Premier Sunday |
27 Sep 2020 |
| Far from forward |
Universal |
21 Sep 2020 |
| Timid and abashed |
|
|
| Scared of public speaking, perhaps |
Universal |
04 Sep 2020 |
| Timid |
USA Today |
03 Sep 2020 |
| Reluctant to make eye contact, maybe |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2020 |
| Not very outgoing |
|
|
| Bashful |
New York Times |
10 Aug 2020 |
| Not fond of mixing |
Newsday |
24 Jul 2020 |
| “Once bitten, twice ___” |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Jul 2020 |
| Diffident |
Canadiana |
20 Jul 2020 |
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Not comfortable with the limelight |
New York Times |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Bashful |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Like some introverts |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Not forward |
New York Times |
13 Jun 2020 |
| Like an introvert |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
The Washington Post |
26 May 2020 |
| Like a wallflower |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2020 |
| Easily frightened |
Newsday |
24 May 2020 |
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Avoiding the spotlight |
Wall Street Journal |
13 May 2020 |
| Bashful |
Family Time |
26 Apr 2020 |
| Unlikely to make the first move |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2020 |
| Once bitten, twice ___ |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Unlikely to break the ice, say |
|
|
| Retiring |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Apr 2020 |
| Timid, like an introvert |
|
|
| Not much of a company man? |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Mar 2020 |
| Not prone to mingling |
The Washington Post |
24 Mar 2020 |
| Not prone to mingling |
LA Times Daily |
24 Mar 2020 |
| Bashful |
The Washington Post |
17 Mar 2020 |
| Bashful |
LA Times Daily |
17 Mar 2020 |
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Unready to mingle |
USA Today |
12 Mar 2020 |
| Retiring |
Canadiana |
09 Mar 2020 |
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Unlikely to thrive in group settings |
Universal |
24 Feb 2020 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Like a bashful bride |
|
|
| Short |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2019 |
| Short |
|
|
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Timid |
Newsday |
16 Dec 2019 |
| Not likely to mingle |
USA Today |
01 Dec 2019 |
| Short (of) |
Newsday |
29 Nov 2019 |
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Prone to blushing, say |
|
|
| Bashful, like a bride |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Introverted |
|
|
| Wary |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2019 |
| Not extroverted |
|
|
| Just short |
Jonesin |
17 Sep 2019 |
| Throw quiet party in the end |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Sep 2019 |
| Introverted |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2019 |
| Withdrawn |
Universal |
03 Sep 2019 |
| Far from forward |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2019 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Reserved like a wallflower |
|
|
| Short |
The Washington Post |
08 Aug 2019 |
| Short |
LA Times Daily |
08 Aug 2019 |
| Easily startled |
Canadiana |
05 Aug 2019 |
| Unlikely to ask someone out |
Universal |
07 Jun 2019 |
| Bashful |
Universal |
04 Jun 2019 |
| Not fond of mingling |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2019 |
| Retiring |
Universal |
31 May 2019 |
| Not outgoing |
Universal |
21 May 2019 |
| Inclined to avoid the spotlight |
|
|
| Short, moneywise |
The Washington Post |
30 Apr 2019 |
| Short, moneywise |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2019 |
| Reserved, like a wallflower |
|
|
| Withdrawn |
LA Times Daily |
24 Feb 2019 |
| Withdrawn |
The Washington Post |
24 Feb 2019 |
| Timid and prone to blushing |
|
|
| Introverted |
|
|
| Bashful; throw |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Feb 2019 |
| Bashful |
Newsday |
06 Feb 2019 |
| Unassertive |
Newsday |
31 Jan 2019 |
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Averse to mixing |
Newsday |
24 Jan 2019 |
| Like a wallflower |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jan 2019 |
| Introverted |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Reserved |
|
|
| Short of money |
New York Times |
01 Jan 2019 |
| Far from forward |
|
|
| Withdrawn |
|
|
| Unlikely to ask someone out |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Short of money |
|
|
| Short |
|
|
| Short, moneywise |
|
|
| Timid |
|
|
| Withdrawn |
|
|
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Far from forward |
LA Times Daily |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Far from forward |
The Washington Post |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Cast lacking confidence in company |
|
|
| Attempt retiring |
|
|
| Mousy |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Nov 2018 |
| Reserved and timid |
|
|
| Reticent |
New York Times |
09 Oct 2018 |
| Not very outgoing, as an introvert |
|
|
| Prone to blushing, say |
New York Times |
13 Sep 2018 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Not very outgoing |
|
|
| Timid and quiet |
|
|
| Timid and coy |
|
|
| A little short of |
|
|
| Like wallflowers |
The Washington Post Sunday |
15 Jul 2018 |
| Timid; throw |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Jul 2018 |
| Reserved 'special' with hungry, empty stomach |
|
|
| Timid |
|
|
| "Once bitten, twice ____" |
|
|
| Timid |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
Family Time |
30 Apr 2018 |
| "Once Bitten, Twice ___" |
|
|
| Not very outgoing |
|
|
| Retiring |
Jonesin |
13 Mar 2018 |
| Like a wallflower |
USA Today |
10 Feb 2018 |
| Sheepish |
Premier Sunday |
04 Feb 2018 |
| Not very outgoing |
|
|
| Not very outgoing |
|
|
| Withdrawn, socially |
|
|
| Lacking enough money |
USA Today |
09 Jan 2018 |
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Reticent |
|
|
| Prone to blushing, say |
|
|
| Not forward |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Far from forward |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
New York Times |
01 Jan 2018 |
| Lacking enough money |
|
|
| Shrinking |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Mousy |
|
|
| No riot in history is withdrawn |
Irish Times Crosaire |
30 Dec 2017 |
| Backward throw |
|
|
| Nervous, timid |
The Times Concise |
25 Dec 2017 |
| Timid throw |
|
|
| Reserved for half the shipyard? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
11 Nov 2017 |
| Hardly extroverted |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Oct 2017 |
| Timid, not outgoing |
|
|
| Bashful cop missing from Psycho |
Irish Times Crosaire |
30 Sep 2017 |
| Short |
Universal |
26 Sep 2017 |
| Quiet? Yes, quiet |
|
|
| Timid, or introverted |
|
|
| Bashful, or silent in public |
|
|
| Inclined to avoid the spotlight |
USA Today |
13 Jul 2017 |
| El Orinoco, e.g |
New York Times |
01 Jun 2017 |
| Hardly gregarious |
USA Today |
30 Apr 2017 |
| Coy |
Canadiana |
10 Apr 2017 |
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Retiring |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Mar 2017 |
| Quick throw |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Jan 2017 |
| Hardly gregarious |
|
|
| Short |
|
|
| Owing |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Inclined to avoid the spotlight |
|
|
| Cast start retiring |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Dec 2016 |
| Withdrawn from famous Swedish ceremony, ultimately |
|
|
| In debt to the pot |
USA Today |
08 Dec 2016 |
| Unlikely to ask someone out |
New York Times |
07 Dec 2016 |
| Reserved |
Universal |
01 Dec 2016 |
| Retiring |
LA Times Daily |
24 Nov 2016 |
| Averse to first moves |
Universal |
01 Sep 2016 |
| Just short |
The Washington Post |
15 Aug 2016 |
| Reticent |
Premier Sunday |
14 Aug 2016 |
| Uncomfortable in singles bars |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jul 2016 |
| Slow to mingle |
USA Today |
28 May 2016 |
| Timid |
Family Time |
02 May 2016 |
| Not forthcoming |
Jonesin |
19 Apr 2016 |
| Retreating |
Jonesin |
22 Mar 2016 |
| Unlikely to make advances |
New York Times |
06 Feb 2016 |
| Unlikely to make advances |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Averse to first moves |
|
|
| Slow to mingle |
|
|
| In debt to the pot |
|
|
| Uncomfortable in singles bars |
|
|
| Unlikely to ask someone out |
|
|
| Demure |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Dec 2015 |
| Deficient |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Dec 2015 |
| Reticent |
Jonesin |
15 Dec 2015 |
| Timid |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Dec 2015 |
| Short by |
Newsday |
29 Oct 2015 |
| Owing |
Newsday |
16 Oct 2015 |
| Introverted |
LA Times Daily |
12 Oct 2015 |
| Like a shrinking violet |
New York Times |
30 Sep 2015 |
| Timid |
Canadiana |
21 Sep 2015 |
| Diffident |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2015 |
| Diffident |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Sep 2015 |
| Hardly outgoing |
LA Times Daily |
03 Aug 2015 |
| Short in the pot |
Newsday |
24 Jul 2015 |
| Socially challenged? |
Universal |
22 Jul 2015 |
| Diffident |
USA Today |
23 Jun 2015 |
| Unlikely to speak up |
Newsday |
12 Jun 2015 |
| Retiring; fling |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Apr 2015 |
| Withdrawn |
Premier Sunday |
29 Mar 2015 |
| Throw lacking confidence? |
|
|
| Coming up short |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2015 |
| Easily scared |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2015 |
| Diffident |
|
|
| Tending to shrink |
|
|
| Unlikely to speak up |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Deficient |
|
|
| Diffident |
|
|
| Diffident |
|
|
| Short in the pot |
|
|
| Short by |
|
|
| Owing |
|
|
| Like a shrinking violet |
|
|
| Introverted |
|
|
| Hardly outgoing |
|
|
| Coming up short |
|
|
| Easily scared |
|
|
| Socially challenged? |
|
|
| Far from forward |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Short |
|
|
| Withdrawn |
|
|
| "Once Bitten, Twice ___" |
|
|
| Spotlight-avoiding |
|
|
| Self-effacing |
|
|
| Like Bashful |
|
|
| Leery of being noticed, maybe |
|
|
| Not quite enough |
|
|
| Not forward |
|
|
| Timid |
|
|
| Like shrinking violets |
|
|
| ___ away from (avoid) |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Once bitten, twice ___ |
|
|
| Inclined to avoid the spotlight |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Uneasy around strangers |
|
|
| Still owing |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Introverted |
|
|
| Shunning the spotlight, maybe |
|
|
| Lacking the required funds |
|
|
| Unlikely to mix |
|
|
| Owing |
|
|
| Easily frightened |
|
|
| Inclined to avoid the spotlight |
|
|
| Reserved |
|
|
| Recoil |
|
|
| Reserved |
|
|
| Timid |
|
|
| Introverted |
|
|
| Timid |
|
|
| Short |
|
|
| Recoil |
|
|
| Shrinking |
|
|
| Owing the pot |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Withdrawn |
|
|
| Pointer Sisters "He's So ___" |
|
|
| Unlikely to streak |
|
|
| Reserved |
|
|
| Not at all forward |
|
|
| See 43-Down |
|
|
| Uneffusive |
|
|
| Loath to mingle |
|
|
| Reluctant to mingle |
|
|
| Just short |
|
|
| Not big on social events, say |
|
|
| Averse to conversing |
|
|
| Far from a drama queen |
|
|
| Not likely to pipe up |
|
|
| Withdrawn |
|
|
| Averse to mingling |
|
|
| A few bucks short |
|
|
| Not likely to pipe up |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Unassertive |
|
|
| Recoil |
|
|
| Likely to shrink |
|
|
| Uneffusive |
|
|
| Fling |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Just short |
|
|
| Draw back |
|
|
| Reticent |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2011 |
| Wallflowerish |
|
|
| Hardly outgoing |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Introverted |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Far from outgoing |
|
|
| Hesitant to ask that pretty girl to dance, say |
|
|
| "Too ___" (Kajagoogoo) |
|
|
| Like a shrinking violet |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Not forward |
|
|
| Diffident |
|
|
| Not likely to make the first move |
|
|
| Inclined to avoid the spotlight |
|
|
| Uneasy around strangers |
|
|
| Unassuming |
|
|
| Demure |
|
|
| Inclined to avoid the spotlight |
|
|
| Demure |
|
|
| Timid |
|
|
| Self-effacing |
|
|
| Hardly forward |
|
|
| Far from forward |
|
|
| Reluctant to mix |
|
|
| Hardly extroverted |
|
|
| Slow to warm up |
|
|
| Mousy |
|
|
| Reserved |
|
|
| "Once bitten, twice ___" |
|
|
| Wallflower-ish |
|
|
| Slow to mix, say |
|
|
| Reluctant to meet people, say |
|
|
| Lacking |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Start suddenly |
|
|
| Unassuming |
|
|
| Lacking |
|
|
| Short at the poker table |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Uncomfortable around strangers |
|
|
| Not the life of the party |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Not camera-ready? |
|
|
| Averse to first moves |
|
|
| Withdrawn |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Inclined to avoid the spotlight |
|
|
| Short, in a way |
|
|
| Socially challenged |
|
|
| Short at the poker table |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| A little short, as of money |
|
|
| Like Bashful |
|
|
| See 57-Across |
|
|
| Spotlight-avoiding |
|
|
| Withdrawn |
|
|
| Not camera-ready? |
|
|
| Reticent |
|
|
| Unlikely to break the ice |
|
|
| Introverted |
|
|
| Socially self-conscious |
|
|
| A little short, as of money |
|
|
| Like a shrinking violet |
|
|
| Unlikely to break the ice |
|
|
| Hardly gregarious |
|
|
| Daphnean |
|
|
| Just short |
|
|
| Like Bashful |
|
|
| Indebted to the pot, in poker lingo |
|
|
| Reserved |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Reticent |
|
|
| Owing the pot |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Not forward |
|
|
| Deficient |
|
|
| Tending to shrink |
|
|
| Lacking self-confidence |
|
|
| Wary of people |
|
|
| Unlikely to streak |
|
|
| Far from forward |
|
|
| Reticent |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Not likely to make the first move |
|
|
| Like many a wallflower |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Demure |
|
|
| Averse to first moves, e.g. |
|
|
| Just short |
|
|
| Sheepish |
|
|
| Demure |
|
|
| Introverted |
|
|
| Diffident |
|
|
| Self-conscious |
|
|
| Wallflowery |
|
|
| Diffident |
|
|
| Self-conscious |
|
|
| Short |
|
|
| " ... twice __." |
|
|
| Not at all outgoing |
|
|
| Draw back |
|
|
| Like Laura Wingfield in "The Glass Menagerie" |
|
|
| Not a people person |
|
|
| Not forward |
|
|
| Bashful |
|
|
| Skittish |
|
|
| Acting tongue-tied |
|
|
| Owing the pot |
|
|
| Recoil |
|
|
| Just short |
|
|
| Like shrinking violets |
|
|
| Short, in a way |
|
|
| Unassertive |
|
|
| Unlikely to raise one's hand in class |
|
|
| Reserved |
|
|
| Less than forward |
|
|
| Shrink |
|
|
| Not likely to pose nude |
|
|
| Not forthcoming |
|
|
| Not brassy |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Light |
|
|
| Retiring partner? |
|
|
| Withdrawn |
|
|
| Timid |
|
|
| Lacking |
|
|
| Not forthcoming |
|
|
| Shrinking |
|
|
| Unlikely to hobnob |
|
|
| Not at all brash |
|
|
| Reserved |
|
|
| Short |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Mousy |
|
|
| Indebted to the pot, in poker lingo |
|
|
| Start back, as a horse |
|
|
| Hardly likely to streak |
|
|
| See 61-Down |
|
|
| Diffident |
|
|
| Deficient |
|
|
| Diffident |
|
|
| Socially challenged? |
|
|
| Reserved |
|
|
| Diffident |
|
|
| Unassertive |
|
|
| Hardly forward |
|
|
| Introverted |
|
|
| In debt to the pot |
|
|
| Like a shrinking violet |
|
|
| Averse to first moves |
|
|
| Short |
|
|
| Deficient |
|
|
| A little under |
|
|
| Deficient |
|
|
| Wallflowerish |
|
|
| In debt to the pot |
|
|
| Not making eye contact, say |
|
|
| Timid |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| BASHFUL |
|
|
| Demure |
|
|
| Retiring |
|
|
| Lacking enough money |
|
|
| Short |
|
|
| Sudden start |
|
|
| Unassuming |
|
|
| Self-conscious |
|
|
| In debt |
|
|
| A little short |
|
|
| Like Bashful |
|
|
| Diffident |
|
|
| Short of |
|
|
| Not bold |
|
|
| Lacking |
|
|
| Move away, as in fear |
|
|
| Not forward |
|
|
| Skittish |
|
|
| "Too ___" ('83 hit for Kajagoogoo) |
|
|
| Bashful, but not Dopey |
|
|
| Reticent |
|
|
| Deficient |
|
|
| Backward |
|
|
| Unassertive |
|
|
| Less than forward |
|
|
| Hardly bold |
|
|
| Reserved |
|
|
| Not outgoing |
|
|
| Skittish |
|
|
| Self-effacing |
|
|
| Bashful; timid |
|
|
| Flinch |
|
|
| Recoil |
|
|
| Wanting |
|
|
| Chuck |
|
|
| Short, as in a poker game |
|
|
| Diffident |
|
|
| Wary |
|
|
| Extremely self-conscious |
|
|
| Rear up |
|
|
| Distrustful |
|
|
| Distrustful. |
|
|
| Retiring. |
|
|
| Like a wallflower |
|
|
| Owing |
|
|
| Quiet |
|
|
| Unable to pay the full amount |
|
|
| Unlikely to make the first move |
|
|
| Withdrawn |
|
|
| Unobtrusive. |
|
|
| Like a violet. |
|
|
| Recoil. |
|
|
| Throw something. |
|
|
| Shrinking. |
|
|
| Start. |
|
|
| Reluctant. |
|
|
| Lacking. |
|
|
| Not outgoing. |
|
|
| Throw. |
|
|
| Fling. |
|
|
| Creepmousy. |
|
|
| Throw sidewise with a jerk. |
|
|
| Timid. |
|
|
| Diffident. |
|
|
| Bashful. |
|
|
| Timid as a fawn. |
|
|
| Lacking: Slang. |
|
|
| Wary. |
|
|
| Skittish. |
|
|