Kept back, being shy Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RESERVED Kept back, being shy (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 7, 2021
7% COY Shy (3) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
7% TIMID Shy (5) Universal Sep 6, 2025
6% TIDY Well-kept (4) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
6% ONICE Kept chilled (5) Newsday Oct 15, 2025
6% COYLY In a shy manner (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 14, 2025
6% SATON Kept secret (5) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
6% EDAM Cheese that's manufactured being put back (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 11, 2025
6% COYER More flirtatiously shy (5) Universal Sep 26, 2025
6% DREARY Tedious, being back in outskirts of Derby (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 22, 2025

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