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

'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 before)

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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