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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).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
Sun Jul 2, 2023 | 68A | "Don't be ___!" | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
Fri May 12, 2023 | 58D | Not forward (3) | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano |
Mon Mar 27, 2023 | 1D | Like toddlers when meeting strangers, often | Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart |
Sat Jul 16, 2022 | 50A | Short (18) | Kameron Austin Collins |
Thu Oct 21, 2021 | 49A | Prone to blushing, say (2) | Michael Lieberman |
Sun Sep 19, 2021 | 55A | Owing (2) | Peter Gordon |
Tue Jul 27, 2021 | 22A | Not having quite enough money | Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson |
Tue Aug 25, 2020 | 22A | Reluctant to make eye contact, maybe | Dave Bardolph |
Mon Aug 10, 2020 | 18A | Bashful (5) | Lynn Lempel |
Tue Jul 7, 2020 | 59D | Not comfortable with the limelight | Kevin Patterson |
Sat Jun 13, 2020 | 30A | Not forward (3) | Trenton Charlson |
Thu Apr 23, 2020 | 9A | Unlikely to make the first move | Yacob Yonas and Erik Agard |
Thu Dec 26, 2019 | 7A | Short (18) | Trenton Charlson |
Wed Sep 4, 2019 | 69A | Introverted | Patrick Blindauer |
Fri May 24, 2019 | 25A | Short (18) | Stanley Newman |
Tue Jan 1, 2019 | 67A | Short of money | Gary Cee |
Tue Oct 9, 2018 | 38A | Reticent (3) | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
Sat Sep 29, 2018 | 25D | Not forward (3) | David Steinberg |
Thu Sep 13, 2018 | 46D | Prone to blushing, say (2) | Alex Eaton-Salners |
Mon Jan 1, 2018 | 44D | Like a wallflower (7) | Matthew Sewell |
Thu Jun 1, 2017 | 56A | Owing (2) | Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller |
Thu Mar 23, 2017 | 66A | Short (18) | Sandy Ganzell |
Wed Dec 7, 2016 | 21D | Unlikely to ask someone out | David Steinberg |
Sat Feb 6, 2016 | 34D | Unlikely to make advances | David Steinberg |
Fri Dec 11, 2015 | 58D | Short (18) | Barry C. Silk |
Tue Oct 13, 2015 | 4D | Reticent (3) | Patrick Berry |
Wed Sep 30, 2015 | 69A | Like a shrinking violet (2) | Freddie Cheng |
Wed Nov 26, 2014 | 27A | Not quite enough | Michael S. Maurer |
Tue Aug 5, 2014 | 63D | Like a shrinking violet (2) | Lynn Lempel |
Wed Jun 4, 2014 | 54A | Still owing | Jim Hilger |
Fri Jan 10, 2014 | 31A | Leery of being noticed, maybe | Patrick Berry |
Thu Dec 19, 2013 | 51A | Shrinking (2) | George Barany and Michael Shteyman |
Wed Nov 27, 2013 | 70A | Short (18) | Jules P. Markey |
Wed Nov 20, 2013 | 42A | Owing the pot | Peter A. Collins |
Mon Sep 16, 2013 | 46A | Timid (5) | Ed Sessa |
Thu Mar 14, 2013 | 5A | Short (18) | Mike Buckley |
Fri Dec 7, 2012 | 46A | Short (18) | Peter Wentz |
Fri Jan 27, 2012 | 24A | Draw back | Joe Krozel |
Mon Dec 26, 2011 | 65D | Reticent (3) | Gary Cee |
Mon Nov 29, 2010 | 25D | "Once bitten, twice ___" | Elizabeth A. Long |
Mon Aug 30, 2010 | 18D | Reluctant to meet people, say | Richard Chisholm |
Tue May 4, 2010 | 30A | Bashful (5) | Doug Peterson |
Wed Mar 31, 2010 | 36D | Short (18) | Chuck Deodene |
Fri Mar 12, 2010 | 22A | Slow to mix, say | Tim Croce |
Mon Feb 22, 2010 | 13D | Wallflower-ish (2) | Steve Dobis |
Sat Jan 9, 2010 | 6D | Lacking (4) | Chuck Deodene |
Thu Dec 17, 2009 | 67A | Withdrawn (2) | Francis Heaney and Patrick Blindauer |
Wed Oct 28, 2009 | 36D | Short (18) | Mike Torch |
Tue Jul 7, 2009 | 23A | Like a wallflower (7) | Lynn Lempel |
Mon May 4, 2009 | 61D | Not camera-ready? (2) | Mark Milhet |
Thu Feb 7, 2008 | 30D | Short (18) | Kenneth J. Berniker |
Sat Aug 11, 2007 | 45A | Unlikely to break the ice | Karen M. Tracey |
Sun Apr 8, 2007 | 83A | Not camera-ready? (2) | Byron Walden |
Tue Jan 9, 2007 | 30D | Hardly gregarious | Ed Early |
Tue Nov 7, 2006 | 9D | Timid (5) | Bruce P. Douglas |
Thu Dec 22, 2005 | 19A | Unlikely to raise one's hand in class | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Sun Dec 4, 2005 | 94D | Short (18) | Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper |
Sat Nov 12, 2005 | 42A | Short (18) | Karen M. Tracey |
Sun Jul 31, 2005 | 27A | Like shrinking violets | Mark Feldman |
Mon Jun 13, 2005 | 52A | Bashful (5) | Earl W. Reed |
Sun Nov 28, 2004 | 35A | Not likely to pose nude | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Fri Jun 11, 2004 | 49A | Shrink | Sherry O. Blackard |
Wed Mar 3, 2004 | 30A | Like a wallflower (7) | Mark Diehl |
Mon Dec 29, 2003 | 35D | Like a wallflower (7) | Gregory E. Paul |
Thu Nov 27, 2003 | 62D | See 61-Down | Joe DiPietro |
Sun Aug 17, 2003 | 97A | Hardly likely to streak | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
Sun Aug 10, 2003 | 92A | Short (18) | Cathy Millhauser |
Sun Apr 27, 2003 | 79A | Withdrawn (2) | Jon Delfin |
Wed Jan 1, 2003 | 36D | Short (18) | Ed Early |
Mon Aug 19, 2002 | 4D | Timid (5) | Lynn Lempel |
Tue Jan 1, 2002 | 27D | Wallflowerish (2) | Manny Nosowsky |
Wed Dec 5, 2001 | 31A | BASHFUL (5) | Frances Hansen |
Thu Nov 1, 2001 | 27D | Retiring (3) | Rich Norris |
Sun Sep 9, 2001 | 27D | Lacking (4) | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
Thu Apr 26, 2001 | 46A | Short (18) | Robert H. Wolfe |
Wed Apr 11, 2001 | 40A | Not making eye contact, say | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Tue Aug 10, 1999 | 43D | Diffident (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Mon Jun 7, 1999 | 6D | Not bold | Robert O. Dillman |
Sat May 29, 1999 | 47A | Short of | Randolph Ross |
Mon Nov 16, 1998 | 6D | Like a wallflower (7) | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank |
Wed Mar 12, 1997 | 67A | Like a wallflower (7) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Wed Mar 5, 1997 | 64D | Short (18) | Michael S. Maurer |
Sat Sep 21, 1996 | 48A | Retiring (3) | R. H. Burns |
Tue Sep 3, 1996 | 63D | Timid (5) | Andrew Goldstein |
Wed Jun 26, 1996 | 13D | Deficient | P. Jordan |
Thu Mar 21, 1996 | 23A | Backward | H. Estes |
Sun Feb 18, 1996 | 40D | Short (18) | Norma Steinberg |
Sat Aug 19, 1995 | 33D | Retiring (3) | Bryant White |
Sun Jul 16, 1995 | 99D | Timid (5) | Naomi Geller Lipsky |
Wed May 24, 1995 | 5A | Lacking (4) | Wayne Robert Williams |
Wed Apr 26, 1995 | 42D | Less than forward | Wayne Robert Williams |
Wed Mar 1, 1995 | 61D | Shrinking (2) | Lois Sidway |
Mon Jan 23, 1995 | 51A | Hardly bold | Sidney L. Robbins |
Wed Dec 14, 1994 | 47D | Lacking (4) | Wayne Robert Williams |
Wed Dec 7, 1994 | 46A | Diffident (2) | Chet Currier |
Tue Oct 18, 1994 | 52D | Bashful (5) | Harvey Estes |
Mon Sep 19, 1994 | 35D | Not outgoing | Wayne Robert Williams |
Fri Mar 4, 1994 | 28D | Skittish | Betty Jorgensen |
Mon Jan 31, 1994 | 24A | Reserved | Janet R. Bender |
Wed Jan 5, 1994 | 9D | Like a wallflower (7) | Chet Currier |
4 results for SHY from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author |
May 2, 2010 | Diagramless | 19A | Withdrawn | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
Aug 5, 2001 | Diagramless | 15D | Not outgoing | Frank Longo |
Nov 26, 2000 | Diagramless | 74A | Short | Peter Gordon |
Oct 19, 1997 | Diagramless | 56A | Word with gun or camera | Fred Piscop |
85 results for SHY from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Oct 11, 1993 | 24D | Self-effacing | Joy L. Wouk | Taub |
Mon Nov 2, 1992 | 42A | Timid | Arthur S. Verdesca | Maleska |
Mon May 4, 1992 | 13D | Bashful; timid | Michael S. Maurer | Maleska |
Thu Jan 9, 1992 | 5D | Short | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Mon Jul 29, 1991 | 5D | Flinch | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Sat Oct 13, 1990 | 19A | Wanting | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Tue Oct 2, 1990 | 4D | Owing the pot | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon Jul 2, 1990 | 41A | Recoil | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Mon May 7, 1990 | 69A | Timid | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sat Apr 28, 1990 | 16D | Timid | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Thu Apr 26, 1990 | 64D | Bashful | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun Feb 5, 1989 | 118D | Retiring | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Thu May 19, 1988 | 35D | Retiring | Irene Smullyan | Maleska |
Mon Dec 30, 1985 | 59D | Bashful | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sat Feb 23, 1985 | 28A | Lacking | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sun Jan 6, 1985 | 102D | Diffident | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Mon May 21, 1984 | 51A | Short, as in a poker game | Norman S. Wizer | Maleska |
Sun Oct 9, 1983 | 1A | Short of | Louis Baron | Maleska |
Fri Mar 18, 1983 | 23A | Skittish | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri Dec 24, 1982 | 39D | Wary | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Tue Jul 6, 1982 | 47A | Lacking | Dorothy Elliott | Maleska |
Sun Mar 21, 1982 | 68D | Reticent | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Sun Aug 5, 1979 | 71A | Shrink | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Mon Jan 22, 1979 | 55A | Extremely self-conscious | Samuel K. Fliegner | Maleska |
Thu Apr 13, 1978 | 43A | Bashful | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Mon Jan 23, 1978 | 56D | Bashful | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sat Oct 22, 1977 | 56D | Owing the pot | Adelyn Lewis | Maleska |
Fri Sep 9, 1977 | 60D | Skittish | Henry Hook | Maleska |
Mon Aug 1, 1977 | 57D | Reserved | Teresa Healy | Maleska |
Fri Jan 21, 1977 | 40D | Short of | F. Coates | Weng |
Tue Oct 5, 1976 | 28D | Draw back | Reginald L. Johnson | Weng |
Wed Jun 23, 1976 | 35D | Bashful | Esther Blum | Weng |
Wed Jun 16, 1976 | 30D | Short of | Dennis Listort | Weng |
Fri Nov 28, 1975 | 32A | Deficient | Tap Osborn | Weng |
Mon Nov 24, 1975 | 33A | Rear up | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
Tue Aug 26, 1975 | 33D | Recoil | John Prytz | Weng |
Sun May 5, 1974 | 29A | Reserved | Louis C. Mandes Jr. | Weng |
Tue Mar 12, 1974 | 55D | Distrustful | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Thu Apr 26, 1973 | 13D | Bashful | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Apr 20, 1973 | 35D | Draw back | Unknown | Weng |
Fri Aug 11, 1972 | 53D | Diffident | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Apr 22, 1972 | 44A | Lacking | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Aug 11, 1971 | 64D | Draw back | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Mar 13, 1971 | 39A | Distrustful | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Feb 2, 1971 | 25A | Timid | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jul 23, 1970 | 27A | Recoil | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Apr 9, 1970 | 55D | Diffident | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Jan 28, 1970 | 41D | Retiring | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Nov 23, 1969 | 111D | Short of | W. W. | Weng |
Mon Jul 15, 1968 | 4D | Timid. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 22, 1968 | 59D | Lacking: Slang. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 29, 1967 | 63D | Retiring. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed May 4, 1966 | 59D | Fling. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 6, 1966 | 41D | Diffident. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 13, 1965 | 33A | Wary. | Christine Valence | Farrar |
Wed Mar 24, 1965 | 71A | Diffident. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 16, 1965 | 58D | Skittish. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 8, 1963 | 21D | Diffident. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sat Oct 6, 1962 | 10D | Distrustful. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 5, 1962 | 14D | Wary. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sat Jan 27, 1962 | 32D | Bashful. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jan 23, 1962 | 51A | Diffident. | Michael Dubin | Farrar |
Thu Nov 30, 1961 | 52A | Diffident. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Jul 6, 1960 | 30A | Throw. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 11, 1960 | 10D | Timid as a fawn. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 18, 1959 | 40D | Fling. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 7, 1958 | 119D | Lacking. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sat Aug 16, 1958 | 52D | Lacking. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 22, 1958 | 46A | Timid. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Mar 23, 1958 | 48A | Not outgoing. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Feb 2, 1958 | 63D | Retiring. | Charles E. Gersch | Farrar |
Sun Oct 13, 1957 | 106D | Reluctant. | Hume R. Craft | Farrar |
Wed Oct 17, 1956 | 43A | Retiring. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Wed Oct 3, 1956 | 7D | Start. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Mon Apr 9, 1956 | 48A | Shrinking. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Wed Oct 20, 1954 | 8D | Retiring. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Wed Sep 23, 1953 | 32D | Throw sidewise with a jerk. | Dorothy Smith | Farrar |
Mon Nov 3, 1952 | 55D | Like a violet. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 2, 1952 | 66D | Recoil. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Aug 3, 1952 | 108D | Throw something. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Tue Oct 30, 1951 | 27D | Diffident. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 3, 1951 | 10D | Retiring. | Robert Hegler | Farrar |
Mon Jan 15, 1951 | 44A | Timid. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Dec 25, 1949 | 37A | Creepmousy. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Oct 1, 1944 | 92D | Unobtrusive. | Agnes Cook | Farrar |
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