Furtive and bashful, embracing bird on time Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEALTHY Furtive and bashful, embracing bird on time (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 29, 2016
6% SHY Bashful (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 12, 2025
6% FETE Bash (4) New York Times Sep 6, 2025
6% SLY Furtive (3) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
5% HUG Embrace (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 31, 2025
5% HUGS Embraces (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 30, 2025
5% ABRIDGE Bird flapping in time cut short (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Oct 27, 2025
5% BEARHUG Tight embrace (7) USA Today Oct 26, 2025
5% CLINCH Embrace seal (6) (6) The Guardian Quiptic Oct 26, 2025
5% AVIAN For the birds? (5) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025

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