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

'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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