Shrinking section of government? I'm idealistic! Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shrinking section of government? I'm idealistic! last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TIMID.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIMID Shrinking section of government? I'm idealistic! (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 20, 2017
81% UTOPIAN Idealistic (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 11, 2025
78% MALE "M" in the gender section on a form (4)
68% NEW Still in shrink (3) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
68% RECOIL Shrink back (6) New York Times Oct 4, 2025
68% DRAWBACK Shrink disadvantage (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
68% ARAL Shrinking sea (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 24, 2025
68% URIE Michael of "Shrinking" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2025
65% STARRYEYED Innocently idealistic (6-4) (10) The Guardian Quick Oct 15, 2025
65% WINCE Shrink or start back (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 4, 2025

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