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5 letters · New York Times · Sunday, January 6, 2019 · 17-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between July 1998 and January 2019.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · January 6, 2019 · 17-Down · 5 letters
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any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
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