Formalist Crossword Clue

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	97%	6		Exact Match!
	noun • a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
	90%	12		Following traditional customs or practices
	adjective • following accepted customs and proprieties • (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy • unimaginative and conformist adjective satellite • conforming with accepted standards • represented in simplified or symbolic form • in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past • rigidly formal or bound by convention
	90%	8		Adhering to traditional beliefs and practices
	adjective • adhering to what is commonly accepted • of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism • of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church

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New York Times24 Sep 1992	Across 65
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