One shy man with instrument in temple, tense Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHRINKINGVIOLET One shy man with instrument in temple, tense (15) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 21, 2020
6% GONG Percussion instrument in a temple (4) USA Today Oct 12, 2025
6% COY Shy (3) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
6% TIMID Shy (5) Universal Sep 6, 2025
5% PAGODA Buddhist temple (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 20, 2025
5% COYLY In a shy manner (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 14, 2025
5% ONEDGE Tense at the border (2,4) (6) Mirror Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
5% ALIAS Spider-Man, for one (5) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
5% TOOL Instrument (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
5% OBOE One of the woodwind instruments (4)

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