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6 letters · New York Times · Thursday, October 6, 2005 · 57-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, October 6, 2005.
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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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