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4 letters · New York Times · Sunday, October 20, 2024 · 93-Down
Appeared in 11 New York Times Crosswords between May 1995 and October 2024.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · October 20, 2024 · 93-Down · 4 letters
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the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
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4 lettersUse ? for blanks. Example: C?S?O?
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