Illusion-based painting style Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Illusion-based painting style featured in USA Today puzzle on January 9, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OPART.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPART Illusion-based painting style (5) USA Today Jan 9, 2026
3% MIRAGE Desert illusion (6) Eugene Sheffer Jan 10, 2026
3% EMULSION Water-based paint (8) (8) Mirror Classic Jan 8, 2026
3% POPART 1960s style of painting (3,3) (6) The Sun Mini Oct 31, 2025
3% LOEIL Trompe ___ (illusion-based style) (5)
2% PORTRAIT Painting or paintings etc lifted through hole (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 16, 2026
2% SEDAN Auto style (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 16, 2026
2% KEELS Bases of shipbuilding (5) New York Times Jan 15, 2026
2% HOME Base after third base (4) LA Times Daily Jan 13, 2026
2% MENTAL Brain-based (6) Newsday Jan 7, 2026

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