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 We think the likely answer to this clue is WITHDRAWN.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98% WITHDRAWN Shy and tense (9) The Times Cryptic Dec 6, 2022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% SUSPENSE Tense uncertainty (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 15, 2025
3% DARES Doesn't shy from (5) LA Times Daily Nov 13, 2025
3% TOMB Vault tense with no storage space (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 13, 2025
3% TIGHTEN Giant sounded tense (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
3% SLOB Son, shy layabout (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
3% SETTLEMENT Bishops maybe tense on bench in town (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
3% STERNEST Most dour novelist's tense (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 28, 2025
3% UPTIGHT Nervously tense or angry (7) (7) Mirror Classic Oct 22, 2025

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