Noisy Insect Put Off Shy Person Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness • a piece of paper money worth one dollar • flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams verb • gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
	31%	6		Fight shy of English for "shy"
	adjective satellite • affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
	31%	5		Boundary? Then I'll be shy, be shy
	noun • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

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The Guardian Cryptic13 Jun 2002	Across 18
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