Unsophisticated Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Monday, February 7, 2005 · 49-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between June 2004 and February 2005.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · February 7, 2005 · 49-Down · 5 letters
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marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"
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