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) USA Today Dec 12, 2025
6% SHINDIG Bash (7) New York Times Nov 20, 2025
5% SNEAK Move furtively (5) Commuter Dec 17, 2025
5% GALA Big bash (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 11, 2025
5% CLASPS Embraces (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
5% KEEPOFF Avoid furtive look back of female (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 10, 2025
5% ROOST Bird's night-time perch (5) (5) Puzzler Dec 9, 2025
5% DOARUNNER Bash ace Farah perhaps and Bolt (9) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 4, 2025
5% SNEAKS Moves furtively (6) Universal Nov 27, 2025

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