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7 letters · New York Times · Sunday, August 20, 2017 · 38-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, August 20, 2017.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · August 20, 2017 · 38-Across · 7 letters
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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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