Demure Crossword Clue
3 letters · New York Times · Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 30-Across
Appeared in 3 New York Times Crosswords between December 2021 and January 2026.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · January 17, 2026 · 30-Across · 3 letters
COY0 of 3 letters revealed
Need a nudge?
Need more?
What does this clue mean?
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
adjective
WordNet® (Princeton University)
Known letters
3 lettersUse ? for blanks. Example: C?S?O?
Other answers seen for this clue
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, January 14, 2024.MEEK4 lettersanswer page
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Not forward
New York Times · Saturday, March 2, 2024 · 3 letters
- Affectedly shy
New York Times · Sunday, May 28, 2023 · 3 letters
- Artfully evasive
New York Times · Tuesday, October 11, 2022 · 3 letters
- "You don't need to be ___, Roy" (rhyming Paul Simon lyric)
New York Times · Monday, December 27, 2021 · 3 letters
- Reluctant to give details
New York Times · Friday, April 3, 2020 · 3 letters
- Less than forthcoming
New York Times · Tuesday, January 28, 2020 · 3 letters
- Playing hard to get, say
New York Times · Tuesday, October 30, 2018 · 3 letters
- Coquettishly playful
New York Times · Monday, March 5, 2018 · 3 letters
- Hardly fresh
New York Times · Friday, January 19, 2018 · 3 letters
- Not as shy as one might think
New York Times · Saturday, February 18, 2017 · 3 letters
More clues from this crossword
- 26-Across With 27-Down, fateful time for a sorority pledge
- 27-Down See 26-Across
- 28-Across City in Illinois's "Little Egypt" region
- 28-Down Worker who's the subject of the song "Sixteen Tons"
- 29-Down Cabin choice
- 31-Across Plant with psychoactive leaves
- 31-Down Baby rhino
- 32-Across Offload (on)
- 32-Down Part of the D.O.J.
- 33-Across Famous monogram found backward in the alphabet
- 33-Down So-called "Valley Isle"
- 34-Across Tall and thin