Bashful - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'bashful' is the definition.
(bashful means shy or reserved)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for shy that I've seen before include "cast" , "Quick throw" , "Nervous with others" , "Chary" , "Throw in bashful way" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Irish Independent, the Penny Press, The Independent, the Universal, the Evening Standard, the USA Today, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

'bashful' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for self-conscious that I've seen before include "Embarrassed by attention" , "Shy; personally aware" , "Nervous of how one appears" , "Nervous, awkward" , "Bashful" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

'bashful' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for diffident that I've seen before include "Reluctant to come forward" , "Lacking self-confidence" , "Shy" , "Bashful" , "Timid" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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