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189 total results for SHY   ( score: 50 )

100 results for SHY from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sun Jul 2, 202368A"Don't be ___!"Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa
Fri May 12, 202358DNot forward (3)Enrique Henestroza Anguiano
Mon Mar 27, 20231DLike toddlers when meeting strangers, oftenSimon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart
Sat Jul 16, 202250AShort (18)Kameron Austin Collins
Thu Oct 21, 202149AProne to blushing, say (2)Michael Lieberman
Sun Sep 19, 202155AOwing (2)Peter Gordon
Tue Jul 27, 202122ANot having quite enough moneyJennifer Lee and Victor Galson
Tue Aug 25, 202022AReluctant to make eye contact, maybeDave Bardolph
Mon Aug 10, 202018ABashful (5)Lynn Lempel
Tue Jul 7, 202059DNot comfortable with the limelightKevin Patterson
Sat Jun 13, 202030ANot forward (3)Trenton Charlson
Thu Apr 23, 20209AUnlikely to make the first moveYacob Yonas and Erik Agard
Thu Dec 26, 20197AShort (18)Trenton Charlson
Wed Sep 4, 201969AIntrovertedPatrick Blindauer
Fri May 24, 201925AShort (18)Stanley Newman
Tue Jan 1, 201967AShort of moneyGary Cee
Tue Oct 9, 201838AReticent (3)Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Sat Sep 29, 201825DNot forward (3)David Steinberg
Thu Sep 13, 201846DProne to blushing, say (2)Alex Eaton-Salners
Mon Jan 1, 201844DLike a wallflower (7)Matthew Sewell
Thu Jun 1, 201756AOwing (2)Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller
Thu Mar 23, 201766AShort (18)Sandy Ganzell
Wed Dec 7, 201621DUnlikely to ask someone outDavid Steinberg
Sat Feb 6, 201634DUnlikely to make advancesDavid Steinberg
Fri Dec 11, 201558DShort (18)Barry C. Silk
Tue Oct 13, 20154DReticent (3)Patrick Berry
Wed Sep 30, 201569ALike a shrinking violet (2)Freddie Cheng
Wed Nov 26, 201427ANot quite enoughMichael S. Maurer
Tue Aug 5, 201463DLike a shrinking violet (2)Lynn Lempel
Wed Jun 4, 201454AStill owingJim Hilger
Fri Jan 10, 201431ALeery of being noticed, maybePatrick Berry
Thu Dec 19, 201351AShrinking (2)George Barany and Michael Shteyman
Wed Nov 27, 201370AShort (18)Jules P. Markey
Wed Nov 20, 201342AOwing the potPeter A. Collins
Mon Sep 16, 201346ATimid (5)Ed Sessa
Thu Mar 14, 20135AShort (18)Mike Buckley
Fri Dec 7, 201246AShort (18)Peter Wentz
Fri Jan 27, 201224ADraw backJoe Krozel
Mon Dec 26, 201165DReticent (3)Gary Cee
Mon Nov 29, 201025D"Once bitten, twice ___"Elizabeth A. Long
Mon Aug 30, 201018DReluctant to meet people, sayRichard Chisholm
Tue May 4, 201030ABashful (5)Doug Peterson
Wed Mar 31, 201036DShort (18)Chuck Deodene
Fri Mar 12, 201022ASlow to mix, sayTim Croce
Mon Feb 22, 201013DWallflower-ish (2)Steve Dobis
Sat Jan 9, 20106DLacking (4)Chuck Deodene
Thu Dec 17, 200967AWithdrawn (2)Francis Heaney and Patrick Blindauer
Wed Oct 28, 200936DShort (18)Mike Torch
Tue Jul 7, 200923ALike a wallflower (7)Lynn Lempel
Mon May 4, 200961DNot camera-ready? (2)Mark Milhet
Thu Feb 7, 200830DShort (18)Kenneth J. Berniker
Sat Aug 11, 200745AUnlikely to break the iceKaren M. Tracey
Sun Apr 8, 200783ANot camera-ready? (2)Byron Walden
Tue Jan 9, 200730DHardly gregariousEd Early
Tue Nov 7, 20069DTimid (5)Bruce P. Douglas
Thu Dec 22, 200519AUnlikely to raise one's hand in classElizabeth C. Gorski
Sun Dec 4, 200594DShort (18)Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper
Sat Nov 12, 200542AShort (18)Karen M. Tracey
Sun Jul 31, 200527ALike shrinking violetsMark Feldman
Mon Jun 13, 200552ABashful (5)Earl W. Reed
Sun Nov 28, 200435ANot likely to pose nudeElizabeth C. Gorski
Fri Jun 11, 200449AShrinkSherry O. Blackard
Wed Mar 3, 200430ALike a wallflower (7)Mark Diehl
Mon Dec 29, 200335DLike a wallflower (7)Gregory E. Paul
Thu Nov 27, 200362DSee 61-DownJoe DiPietro
Sun Aug 17, 200397AHardly likely to streakElizabeth C. Gorski
Sun Aug 10, 200392AShort (18)Cathy Millhauser
Sun Apr 27, 200379AWithdrawn (2)Jon Delfin
Wed Jan 1, 200336DShort (18)Ed Early
Mon Aug 19, 20024DTimid (5)Lynn Lempel
Tue Jan 1, 200227DWallflowerish (2)Manny Nosowsky
Wed Dec 5, 200131ABASHFUL (5)Frances Hansen
Thu Nov 1, 200127DRetiring (3)Rich Norris
Sun Sep 9, 200127DLacking (4)Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Thu Apr 26, 200146AShort (18)Robert H. Wolfe
Wed Apr 11, 200140ANot making eye contact, sayBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tue Aug 10, 199943DDiffident (2)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Mon Jun 7, 19996DNot boldRobert O. Dillman
Sat May 29, 199947AShort ofRandolph Ross
Mon Nov 16, 19986DLike a wallflower (7)Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank
Wed Mar 12, 199767ALike a wallflower (7)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Wed Mar 5, 199764DShort (18)Michael S. Maurer
Sat Sep 21, 199648ARetiring (3)R. H. Burns
Tue Sep 3, 199663DTimid (5)Andrew Goldstein
Wed Jun 26, 199613DDeficientP. Jordan
Thu Mar 21, 199623ABackwardH. Estes
Sun Feb 18, 199640DShort (18)Norma Steinberg
Sat Aug 19, 199533DRetiring (3)Bryant White
Sun Jul 16, 199599DTimid (5)Naomi Geller Lipsky
Wed May 24, 19955ALacking (4)Wayne Robert Williams
Wed Apr 26, 199542DLess than forwardWayne Robert Williams
Wed Mar 1, 199561DShrinking (2)Lois Sidway
Mon Jan 23, 199551AHardly boldSidney L. Robbins
Wed Dec 14, 199447DLacking (4)Wayne Robert Williams
Wed Dec 7, 199446ADiffident (2)Chet Currier
Tue Oct 18, 199452DBashful (5)Harvey Estes
Mon Sep 19, 199435DNot outgoingWayne Robert Williams
Fri Mar 4, 199428DSkittishBetty Jorgensen
Mon Jan 31, 199424AReservedJanet R. Bender
Wed Jan 5, 19949DLike a wallflower (7)Chet Currier
4 results for SHY from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
May 2, 2010Diagramless19AWithdrawnBrendan Emmett Quigley
Aug 5, 2001Diagramless15DNot outgoingFrank Longo
Nov 26, 2000Diagramless74AShortPeter Gordon
Oct 19, 1997Diagramless56AWord with gun or cameraFred Piscop
85 results for SHY from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Mon Oct 11, 199324DSelf-effacingJoy L. WoukTaub
Mon Nov 2, 199242ATimidArthur S. VerdescaMaleska
Mon May 4, 199213DBashful; timidMichael S. MaurerMaleska
Thu Jan 9, 19925DShortTap OsbornMaleska
Mon Jul 29, 19915DFlinchVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Sat Oct 13, 199019AWantingErnst TheimerMaleska
Tue Oct 2, 19904DOwing the potEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Mon Jul 2, 199041ARecoilRichard SilvestriMaleska
Mon May 7, 199069ATimidLois SidwayMaleska
Sat Apr 28, 199016DTimidRhonda KrausMaleska
Thu Apr 26, 199064DBashfulBetty JorgensenMaleska
Sun Feb 5, 1989118DRetiringVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Thu May 19, 198835DRetiringIrene SmullyanMaleska
Mon Dec 30, 198559DBashfulSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Sat Feb 23, 198528ALackingPatterson PeppleMaleska
Sun Jan 6, 1985102DDiffidentStanley GlassMaleska
Mon May 21, 198451AShort, as in a poker gameNorman S. WizerMaleska
Sun Oct 9, 19831AShort ofLouis BaronMaleska
Fri Mar 18, 198323ASkittishWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Fri Dec 24, 198239DWaryEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Tue Jul 6, 198247ALackingDorothy ElliottMaleska
Sun Mar 21, 198268DReticentHenry HookMaleska
Sun Aug 5, 197971AShrinkTap OsbornMaleska
Mon Jan 22, 197955AExtremely self-consciousSamuel K. FliegnerMaleska
Thu Apr 13, 197843ABashfulHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Mon Jan 23, 197856DBashfulLouis SabinMaleska
Sat Oct 22, 197756DOwing the potAdelyn LewisMaleska
Fri Sep 9, 197760DSkittishHenry HookMaleska
Mon Aug 1, 197757DReservedTeresa HealyMaleska
Fri Jan 21, 197740DShort ofF. CoatesWeng
Tue Oct 5, 197628DDraw backReginald L. JohnsonWeng
Wed Jun 23, 197635DBashfulEsther BlumWeng
Wed Jun 16, 197630DShort ofDennis ListortWeng
Fri Nov 28, 197532ADeficientTap OsbornWeng
Mon Nov 24, 197533ARear upMartha J. DeWittWeng
Tue Aug 26, 197533DRecoilJohn PrytzWeng
Sun May 5, 197429AReservedLouis C. Mandes Jr.Weng
Tue Mar 12, 197455DDistrustfulWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Thu Apr 26, 197313DBashfulUnknownWeng
Fri Apr 20, 197335DDraw backUnknownWeng
Fri Aug 11, 197253DDiffidentUnknownWeng
Sat Apr 22, 197244ALackingUnknownWeng
Wed Aug 11, 197164DDraw backUnknownWeng
Sat Mar 13, 197139ADistrustfulUnknownWeng
Tue Feb 2, 197125ATimidUnknownWeng
Thu Jul 23, 197027ARecoilUnknownWeng
Thu Apr 9, 197055DDiffidentUnknownWeng
Wed Jan 28, 197041DRetiringUnknownWeng
Sun Nov 23, 1969111DShort ofW. W.Weng
Mon Jul 15, 19684DTimid.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 22, 196859DLacking: Slang.UnknownFarrar
Wed Nov 29, 196763DRetiring.UnknownFarrar
Wed May 4, 196659DFling.UnknownFarrar
Wed Apr 6, 196641DDiffident.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jun 13, 196533AWary.Christine ValenceFarrar
Wed Mar 24, 196571ADiffident.UnknownFarrar
Tue Feb 16, 196558DSkittish.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 8, 196321DDiffident.Arthur SchulmanFarrar
Sat Oct 6, 196210DDistrustful.UnknownFarrar
Sun Aug 5, 196214DWary.A. J. SantoraFarrar
Sat Jan 27, 196232DBashful.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jan 23, 196251ADiffident.Michael DubinFarrar
Thu Nov 30, 196152ADiffident.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jul 6, 196030AThrow.UnknownFarrar
Mon Jan 11, 196010DTimid as a fawn.UnknownFarrar
Mon May 18, 195940DFling.UnknownFarrar
Sun Dec 7, 1958119DLacking.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sat Aug 16, 195852DLacking.UnknownFarrar
Tue Apr 22, 195846ATimid.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Mar 23, 195848ANot outgoing.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun Feb 2, 195863DRetiring.Charles E. GerschFarrar
Sun Oct 13, 1957106DReluctant.Hume R. CraftFarrar
Wed Oct 17, 195643ARetiring.Joseph LaFauciFarrar
Wed Oct 3, 19567DStart.Harold T. BersFarrar
Mon Apr 9, 195648AShrinking.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Wed Oct 20, 19548DRetiring.Roberta MorseFarrar
Wed Sep 23, 195332DThrow sidewise with a jerk.Dorothy SmithFarrar
Mon Nov 3, 195255DLike a violet.UnknownFarrar
Tue Sep 2, 195266DRecoil.UnknownFarrar
Sun Aug 3, 1952108DThrow something.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Tue Oct 30, 195127DDiffident.UnknownFarrar
Sat Mar 3, 195110DRetiring.Robert HeglerFarrar
Mon Jan 15, 195144ATimid.Willard N. JordanFarrar
Sun Dec 25, 194937ACreepmousy.Willard N. JordanFarrar
Sun Oct 1, 194492DUnobtrusive.Agnes CookFarrar
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