“Painting isn’t an ____ operation; it’s a form of magic designed as a mediator between this strange hostile world and us” (Picasso) Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For “Painting isn’t an ____ operation; it’s a form of magic designed as a mediator between this strange hostile world and us” (Picasso):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AESTHETIC “Painting isn’t an ____ operation; it’s a form of magic designed as a mediator between this strange hostile world and us” (Picasso) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday May 1, 2022
58% ELO "Strange Magic" gp. (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 17, 2025
52% MGS Booker T.'s band (3) LA Times Daily Dec 14, 2025
52% AINT Isn t wrong (4)
49% PABLO Cubist Picasso (5) Universal Dec 14, 2025
49% ENAMEL Paint used by Picasso (6)
47% MOD Subreddit mediator, briefly (3) Universal Jan 10, 2026
47% CREOSOTE Paint using wood preservative (8) Puzzler Backwords Dec 30, 2025
47% TOA ___ T (3) New York Times Dec 20, 2025
47% BETSYROSS Designer of the first US flag (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 5, 2025

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