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