BACK IN THE DAY
Credit: LA Times Crossword
Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick  (#1-6)

1. Early swimming stroke
2. Early standard for scarcity
3. Early case of embarrassment
4. Early fashion plate
5. Early ballet by Tchaikovsky
6. Early form of heckling
7. Early target center
8. Early walking problem
9. Early name of heavy equipment maker
10. Early ballroom dance

Answers:

1. Puppy paddle
2. Chick's teeth
3. Lambishness
4. Clothes colt
5. Cygnet Lake
6. Kitten call
7. Calf's-eye
8. Squab-toed
9. Larva
10. Kit trot