Fearful and hesitant, overly cautious Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIMID Fearful and hesitant, overly cautious (5)
6% WARY Cautious (4) The Times Concise Jun 18, 2026
6% LEERY Cautious (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 27, 2026
5% LEST For fear that (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 23, 2026
5% TERROR Great fear (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 21, 2026
5% PHOBIA Irrational fear (6) The Times Concise Jul 20, 2026
5% TOO Overly (3) TV Jul 19, 2026
5% UHS Sounds of hesitancy (3) Wall Street Journal Jul 18, 2026
5% MUY Overly, to Octavio (3) Newsday Jul 17, 2026
5% OILY Overly smooth (4) Newsday Jul 17, 2026
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