Shy contender, he turned out founder of a dynasty Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shy contender, he turned out founder of a dynasty . 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 16 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HENRY THE SECOND.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HENRY THE SECOND Shy contender, he turned out founder of a dynasty (16)
5% MING Chinese dynasty (4) The Telegraph Quick Apr 22, 2026
5% COYPU Creature that's shy turns up (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 18, 2026
5% COY Playfully shy (3) Commuter Apr 15, 2026
5% ENDUP Turn out to be (5) New York Times Mini Apr 5, 2026
5% TIMID Shy and meek (5) Commuter Apr 4, 2026
5% OWE Be shy (3) New York Times Apr 2, 2026
5% VIE Contend (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
4% LITERAL A tiller turned out to be exact (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Apr 17, 2026
4% ERSTWHILE Former Welsh international regularly turned out (9) The Times Cryptic Apr 17, 2026
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