| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| HADANIP | Imbibed modestly |
| DECENTLY | Modestly |
| STARTEDOUTSMALL | Began modestly |
| COY | Shrinking modestly |
| ELOPE | Marry modestly |
| demures | DEMURE, to look modestly |
| demuring | DEMURE, to look modestly |
| demured | DEMURE, to look modestly |
| BRAINPOWER | Ruling (or, more modestly, intelligence) |
| demure | shy and modest / to look modestly |
| THISOLDTHING | Question asked modestly in response to "That looks great on you" |
