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5 letters · New York Times · Wednesday, September 5, 2007 · 1-Down
Appeared in 6 New York Times Crosswords between May 1995 and September 2007.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · September 5, 2007 · 1-Down · 5 letters
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the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
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