Shy and tense Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shy and tense last seen in Times 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WITHDRAWN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WITHDRAWN Shy and tense (9) The Times Cryptic Dec 6, 2022
21% TITMICE Songsters no end shy, internally tense on edges of copse (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 14, 2024
3% EDGY Tense (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 13, 2025
3% COY Playfully shy (3) Thomas Joseph Sep 11, 2025
3% TIMID Shy (5) Universal Sep 6, 2025
3% STARTLE Shy Dawn emptied latrine (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 4, 2025
3% ROUSSEAU Philosopher's tense abandoning collection for union? (8) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 4, 2025
3% VOCAL Not shy about speaking up (5)
3% WOUNDUP Tense over following injury (5,2) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 14, 2025
3% PAT Past tense - that of place up north (3) The Times Mephisto Aug 10, 2025

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