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4 letters · New York Times · Friday, May 20, 2022 · 63-Across
Appeared in 14 New York Times Crosswords between December 1996 and May 2022.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · May 20, 2022 · 63-Across · 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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