Like a child hiding behind a parent’s leg Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIMID Like a child hiding behind a parent’s leg (5) Wall Street Journal Jul 22, 2020
7% PROUD Like a smiling parent at a child's recital (5) USA Today Oct 12, 2025
6% ADD Sum up child's parent having no boundaries (3) The Times Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
6% HIND Like Fido's back legs (4) Universal Nov 5, 2025
6% HEREDITARY Passed from parent to child (10) Commuter Oct 27, 2025
6% SWUM Like one leg of a triathlon (4) Universal Oct 19, 2025
6% MISSPELT Hide behind young woman as neccessary? (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
6% CACHE Hiding place a child found in church (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
5% FLEE Leg it (4) Puzzler Backwords Nov 12, 2025
5% SKIN Hide (4) New York Times Nov 9, 2025

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