Sly bird, tense, having timid exterior Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEALTHY Sly bird, tense, having timid exterior (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 3, 2020
5% SCHEME Sly plot (6) Universal Nov 24, 2025
5% RIND Orange's exterior (4) Commuter Oct 25, 2025
5% OUTER Exterior (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 18, 2025
5% SHY Timid and reserved (3)
4% TOWER Keep wicket during tense over (5) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 10, 2025
4% DRESSES Doctor, regularly tense, seeks bandages (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
4% WAXED Like some car exteriors and hairy legs (5) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
4% ARNIE 1980s rival to Sly (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 5, 2025
4% RESERVED Timid in manner (8) (8) Puzzler Dec 4, 2025

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