Shy or reticent Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shy or reticent . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RESERVED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RESERVED Shy or reticent (8)
3% SLOB Son, shy layabout (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
3% COYLY In a shy manner (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 14, 2025
3% COY Shy (3) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
3% TIMID Shy (5) Universal Sep 6, 2025
3% VOCAL Hardly reticent (5) LA Times Daily Aug 14, 2025
2% RETIRING Rather shy, so withdrawing (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
2% COYER More flirtatiously shy (5) Universal Sep 26, 2025
2% WEDNESDAYSCHILD Awfully shy Swede candid about student, one full of woe? (15) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 10, 2025
2% STARTLE Shy Dawn emptied latrine (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 4, 2025
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