Timidity of animal on something slippery crossing a road (9) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Timidity of animal on something slippery crossing a road (9) last seen in Guardian 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 COWARDICE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COWARDICE Timidity of animal on something slippery crossing a road (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 13, 2025
6% BOTH Ways to look when crossing a road? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
6% EEL Slippery as an ___ (3) Universal Dec 9, 2025
6% ICY Like some slippery roads (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 4, 2025
5% EVASIVE Tending to avoid commitment, slippery (7) The Times Concise Dec 12, 2025
5% STREETS City roads (7) Commuter Dec 10, 2025
5% RUE French road (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
5% INNS Stops on the road (4) LA Times Daily Dec 9, 2025
5% IHOPE "Fingers crossed!" (5) New York Times Mini Dec 7, 2025
5% XES Crosses (out) (3) New York Times Mini Dec 5, 2025

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