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6 letters · New York Times · Saturday, September 29, 2018 · 42-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, September 29, 2018.
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ANOINT0 of 6 letters revealed
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choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"
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