“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

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “Painting isn’t an ____ operation; it’s a form of magic designed as a mediator between this strange hostile world and us” (Picasso) last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AESTHETIC.

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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% PABLO Picasso? (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 25, 2026
52% MGS Booker T.'s band (3) LA Times Daily Dec 14, 2025
52% AINT Isn t wrong (4)
49% ENTRE ___ nous (between us) (5) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
49% ENAMEL Paint used by Picasso (6)
47% OPART Visually disorientating abstract form of painting (5) The Times Concise Jan 30, 2026
47% ASDIC Early form of sonar developed by the British between the two World Wars (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Jan 15, 2026
47% ELIOT T S ____, Four Quartets writer (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 13, 2026

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