Bashful - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

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

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

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

This is all the 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 all the 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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