Modest, bowing out (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RETIRING Modest, bowing out (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 29, 2024
8% CHASTE Modest (6) The Telegraph Quick Mar 7, 2026
7% HUTS Modest shelters (4) Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026
7% SHY Modest attempt (3) The Times Quick Cryptic May 7, 2026
7% YEW Bow wood (3) Universal Apr 29, 2026
7% DESCENT Modest about son's ancestry (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 28, 2026
7% ARCO With the bow, in music (4) Universal Apr 27, 2026
7% GIBE "He's very modest - he has a lot to be modest about," e.g. (4) New York Times Apr 15, 2026
7% FEELERS Modest proposals (7) Newsday Apr 11, 2026
7% ADAPT Bow to the inevitable (5) Newsday Apr 11, 2026

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