Less assertive
The crossword clue "Less assertive" is answered by SHYER, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SHYER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHYER answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- MOUSIER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SHYER
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHYER, most used first.
- More timid - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
- Less outgoing - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- More reserved - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- More bashful - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- More diffident - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Less common - RARER, used 151 times
- Less friendly - ICIER, used 86 times
- Less risky - SAFER, used 75 times
- Less cordial - ICIER, used 71 times
- More or less - ABOUT, used 62 times
- Less than 90 degrees - ACUTE, used 49 times
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