Dwarf British tree not completely well-rounded

Latest answer — August 04, 2026

19 Down

Think of Snow White’s famously shy dwarf for this playful clue. 🍎

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Across

  1. 1Writer’s second copy — and editor’s first
  2. 4A support actor of dubious quality who almost died in the theatre?
  3. 9Country address offered to chaps in the past?
  4. 10Little programme skill in item on Bake Off?
  5. 11Begin travelling to Nigeria
  6. 12Departed, grabbing time for coffee
  7. 13Appreciated place with gardens around November
  8. 14Eton’s involved in appealing fraud
  9. 18Chance of new start in Forbidden City when a king returned
  10. 20Reject shortened branch railway
  11. 23Cell breaker only Sing Sing keeps locked up
  12. 24Silly fool messed around with virus
  13. 25Celebrate in cold air in restaurant
  14. 26Speech from revolutionary core of Africa
  15. 27Confusion of language between Middle English and English
  16. 28Black sharper footwear

Down

  1. 1Type of curdled milk, pint-sized with no top to swiftly go high
  2. 2Salad course dressed with caviar?
  3. 3One outlawed and forbade the thing, reportedly
  4. 4More than enough taste without the topping of salt
  5. 5Florrie’s lingerie’s not entirely white
  6. 6Hot wearing suit in heated areas?
  7. 7Small donation securing Republican headgear
  8. 8Disdainful of pork pie right after wine
  9. 15Duck and hawk accepted by mostly fit place for treatment
  10. 16Rory hikes rocky Dales location
  11. 17Piece of timber, to name something that floats in water
  12. 19Dwarf British tree not completely well-rounded
  13. 21Extend a number in Gershwin’s opening scene
  14. 22Window key earlier failing to open
  15. 23London Met initially introducing old copper’s stand-in
  16. 24Make for church

The answer to “Dwarf British tree not completely well-rounded” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is BASHFUL — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 4, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 19-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Dwarf British tree not completely well-rounded” answer

BASHFUL (7 letters)

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Why the answer is BASHFUL

Think of Snow White’s famously shy dwarf for this playful clue. 🍎

What does BASHFUL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of BASHFUL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(adjective)

  • reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy

When else has “Dwarf British tree not completely well-rounded” appeared?

The Times Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 4, 2026 (most recent) → BASHFUL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Dwarf British tree not completely well-rounded”?

The answer is BASHFUL, a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 4, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Dwarf British tree not completely well-rounded”?

7 letters: BASHFUL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 4, 2026 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 19-Down.

Can “Dwarf British tree not completely well-rounded” have a different answer?

Yes — The Times Cryptic sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Times Cryptic answers?

The full grid for August 4, 2026 is on the Times Cryptic answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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