Affectedly Shy Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	adjective satellite • affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way • showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement • modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
	35%	5		Lure of French, affectedly shy
	noun • a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) • something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed verb • lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
	35%	6		Affectedly modest or shy
	adjective satellite • affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

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New York Times28 May 2023	Across 33
New York Times02 Oct 1989	Across 56
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