| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MODEST | Self-effacing |
| HUMBLE | Self-effacing |
| MEEK | Self-effacing |
| SHY | Self-effacing |
| RETICENT | Self-effacing |
| MEEKER | More self-effacing |
| HUMBLEPIRATE | Self-effacing buccaneer? |
| SHRINKINGVIOLET | Self-effacing person |
| SHRINKINGVIOLETS | Self-effacing people |
| SMUG | Far from self-effacing |
| ITRY | Self-effacing reply to praise |
| EGOTIST | Hardly the self-effacing sort |
| HUMBLEABODE | Home, to the self-effacing |
| AWSHUCKS | Self-effacing reply to a compliment |
| ITRY | Self-effacing response to a compliment |
| FML | Today, I tried to put a self-effacing three-letter acronym inside each theme entry. Turns out it works in any order except the one I want. ... |
