“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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40 Potential Answers:

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
56% STEPIN Mediate (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 31, 2026
54% ELO "Strange Magic" gp. (3) Eugene Sheffer Mar 20, 2026
52% DETENTE Easing of hostility between nations (7) (7) Puzzler May 15, 2026
52% QRS Letters between "P" and "T" (3)
52% AINT Isn t wrong (4)
49% ANIMUS Hostility (6) Thomas Joseph May 19, 2026
49% ELIOT T S ____, poet (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 31, 2026
49% ENAMEL Paint used by Picasso (6)
47% PATINA Paint treated a form of oxidation (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic May 29, 2026

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