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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

AWRY
Turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"

CAGY
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

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CAGEY
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

ALERT
A warning serves to make you more alert to danger

LEERY
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

CHARY
Characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"

ACUTE
A mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

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AFRAID
Feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"

ARTFUL
Marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

ASTUTE
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

CLEVER
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

CRAFTY
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

FELINE
Any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws

FRUGAL
Avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

SAVING
Recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"

SCOTCH
Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"

SHIFTY
Characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"

SHREWD
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

GUNSHY

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GUARDED
Prudent; "guarded optimism"

MINDFUL
Bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"

CAREFUL
Mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"

ONGUARD
Vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation"

HEEDFUL
Giving attention

CUNNING
Showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"

THRIFTY
Mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"

VULPINE
Resembling or characteristic of a fox; "vulpine cunning"

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WATCHFUL
Experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

VIGILANT
Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"

CAUTIOUS
People who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"

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SUSPICIOUS
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

UNTRUSTING
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

ONTHEALERT

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MISTRUSTFUL
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

CIRCUMSPECT
Heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

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APPREHENSIVE
Quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne