Not shy
The crossword clue "Not shy" is answered by VOCAL, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1998. 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
VOCAL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VOCAL answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1998. 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.
- OUTGOING (1 uses in xd)
- UNCOY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for VOCAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by VOCAL, most used first.
- Outspoken - used 74 times, most recently in 2025
- Likely to speak out - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Not quite right - AMISS, used 181 times
- Not a soul - NOONE, used 131 times
- Not together - APART, used 116 times
- Not moving - INERT, used 102 times
- Not as many - FEWER, used 69 times
- Not suitable - INAPT, used 65 times
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