The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OWNIT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2019.
Not shy away from a potential embarrassment crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| OWNIT | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not shy away from a potential embarrassment
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- avoid
 - back
 - lost
 - remote
 - unwary
 - unimproved
 - rip
 - dead
 - leaving
 - off
 - eye
 - iff
 
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