Reluctant
Crossword Clue and Answers

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Publications

  • The Sun Cryptic - Friday, 3 Dec 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 24 Sep 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 21 Jun 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 12 Apr 2021
  • USA Today - Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021
  • The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 6 Sep 2020
  • The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 15 Mar 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 23 Feb 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 6 Dec 2018
  • The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 13 Feb 2017

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SHY Surinder Sobti
A quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

4 letters

EASY Surinder Sobti
Obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money"

IDLE Surinder Sobti
Not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"

POKY Surinder Sobti
A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

SLOW Surinder Sobti
(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

WARY Surinder Sobti
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

LAZY Surinder Sobti
Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"

LOTH
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

5 letters

LOATH
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

TARDY Surinder Sobti
After the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

SLACK Surinder Sobti
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

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

BALKY Surinder Sobti
Stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer"

LEERY Surinder Sobti
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

6 letters

MODEST Surinder Sobti
Limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

POKING Surinder Sobti
A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

SLOWTO Surinder Sobti

GENTLE Surinder Sobti
Stroke soothingly

AFRAID Surinder Sobti
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"

AVERSE
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

7 letters

UNEAGER Surinder Sobti
Lacking interest or spirit or animation; "decrepit, colorless uneager things"

RESTIVE Surinder Sobti
Impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

RELAXED Surinder Sobti
Without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"

LAGGARD Surinder Sobti
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

OPPOSED Surinder Sobti
Being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"

LIMPING Surinder Sobti
Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

LANGUID Surinder Sobti
Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"

HOBBARD Surinder Sobti

HALTING Surinder Sobti
Disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"

GUARDED Surinder Sobti
Prudent; "guarded optimism"

GRADUAL Surinder Sobti
(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

BALKING Surinder Sobti
Stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer"

DUBIOUS Surinder Sobti
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"

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

AMBLING Surinder Sobti

8 letters

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

HESITANT
Lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

WADDLING Surinder Sobti

UPINARMS Surinder Sobti

TRUDGING Surinder Sobti

SLOWFOOT Surinder Sobti

TODDLING Surinder Sobti

SLUGGISH Surinder Sobti
(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

SLOWPOKY Surinder Sobti

INDOLENT Surinder Sobti
Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"

MODERATE Surinder Sobti
A person who takes a position in the political center

SLOTHFUL Surinder Sobti
Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"

RENITENT Surinder Sobti

HOBBLING Surinder Sobti

HESITATE Surinder Sobti
Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

GRUDGING Surinder Sobti
Petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"

FLAGGING Surinder Sobti
A walk of flagstones; "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative"

CRAWLING Surinder Sobti
A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"

CREEPING Surinder Sobti
A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"

9 letters

DIALATORY Surinder Sobti

TENTATIVE Surinder Sobti
Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

TOTTERING Surinder Sobti
(of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse; "a tottering empire"

UNHURRIED Surinder Sobti
Relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"

STROLLING Surinder Sobti

SNAILLIKE Surinder Sobti

SLOWPACED Surinder Sobti

SLOWGOING Surinder Sobti
Not inclined to be enterprising

SHUFFLING Surinder Sobti
Walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"

RETARDANT Surinder Sobti
Any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant"

RESISTIVE Surinder Sobti
Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

RESISTING Surinder Sobti

RESISTANT Surinder Sobti
Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

REPELLENT Surinder Sobti
The power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances"

RELUCTANT Surinder Sobti
Not eager; "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"

LUMBERING Surinder Sobti
The trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

OBJECTING Surinder Sobti

LEISURELY Surinder Sobti
Not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"

FRACTIOUS Surinder Sobti
Unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"

FALTERING Surinder Sobti
The act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"

DISPUTING Surinder Sobti

DIFFIDENT Surinder Sobti
Lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"

APATHETIC Surinder Sobti
Showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"

UNWILLING
In spite of contrary volition

SNAILPACE Surinder Sobti

DELIBRATE Surinder Sobti

UNZEALOUS Surinder Sobti

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CLAUDICANT Surinder Sobti

DISSENTING Surinder Sobti
Disagreeing, especially with a majority

UNYIELDING Surinder Sobti
Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"

TURTLELIKE Surinder Sobti

STAGGERING Surinder Sobti
So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"

SLOWLEGGED Surinder Sobti

SLOWMOVING Surinder Sobti

SLOWASSLOW Surinder Sobti

SAUNTERING Surinder Sobti

REFRACTORY Surinder Sobti
Lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace

REBELLIOUS Surinder Sobti
Resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

PROTESTING Surinder Sobti

INDISPOSED Surinder Sobti
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

LANGUOROUS Surinder Sobti
Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"

11 letters

SLOWRUNNING Surinder Sobti

SLOWSAILING Surinder Sobti

SLOWSTEPPED Surinder Sobti

SLOWASDEATH Surinder Sobti

RETARDATIVE Surinder Sobti

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