Provincial Crossword Clue
4 letters · New York Times · Saturday, January 30, 1999 · 23-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, January 30, 1999.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · January 30, 1999 · 23-Across · 4 letters
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awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"
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