Nervous; inclined to shy (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SKITTISH Nervous; inclined to shy (8) (8)
7% EDGY Nervous (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 16, 2025
7% COYLY In a shy manner (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 14, 2025
7% TIC Nervous twitch (3)
7% LEANT Had an inclination (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
7% TENDENCY Propensity, inclination (8) The Times Concise Oct 9, 2025
7% COY Shy (3) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
7% TILT Incline (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 26, 2025
7% ITALIC Inclined type (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 18, 2025
7% TIMID Shy (5) Universal Sep 6, 2025
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