Beneath the varnish

1 Across A collection assembled from several sources (11 letters)

Sentence hint The binder was a ____ of letters from painters who had used the studio.

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Synonyms and close equivalents collection, assemblage, anthology

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3 Across Something accepted without first proving it (10 letters)

Sentence hint Cleaning the frame overturned our ____ that the pale strip was bare wood.

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Synonyms and close equivalents presumption, supposition, premise

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5 Across Too weak to support a conclusion (6 letters)

Sentence hint One blurry snapshot seemed a ____ basis for changing the museum label.

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Synonyms and close equivalents weak, insubstantial, unconvincing

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6 Across A place where records or objects are kept (10 letters)

Sentence hint The town's old courthouse now serves as a ____ for local artists' letters.

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Synonyms and close equivalents archive, depository, storehouse

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7 Across A tentative explanation based on limited evidence (10 letters)

Sentence hint Until the gallery found a receipt, the buyer's name remained a matter of ____.

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Synonyms and close equivalents speculation, supposition, guesswork

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2 Down Identify a work as the creation of a particular person (9 letters)

Sentence hint A familiar brushstroke alone could not justify a decision to ____ the canvas to Lina.

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Synonyms and close equivalents ascribe, credit, assign

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4 Down Support given to an artist or institution (9 letters)

Sentence hint The widow's ____ paid for the painter's studio through two lean winters.

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Synonyms and close equivalents sponsorship, backing, financial support

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5 Down Known through direct personal observation (9 letters)

Sentence hint Only the framer could give a ____ account of the inscription he had seen under the glass.

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Synonyms and close equivalents direct, personal, eyewitness

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