| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SHY | Diffident | |
| MODEST | Diffident | |
| BASHFUL | Diffident | |
| DIFFIDENTLY | In a diffident manner. | |
| FRONTLESS | Without face or front; shameless; not diffident; impudent. | |
| SHAMEFACED | Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. | |
| SHEEPISH | Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess. | |
| SHEEP'S-EYE | A modest, diffident look; a loving glance; -- commonly in the plural. | |
| DISTRUSTFUL | Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers. | |
| DIFFIDENCE | The state of being diffident; distrust; want of confidence; doubt of the power, ability, or disposition of others. | |