The Clue
Music and ballet (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ARTS
Tags
Notes
The answer ARTS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 50 puzzles.
Related Clues
The "A" in B.A.
The "A" of B.A.
Bachelor of ___
Beaux-___
Crafts
___ and crafts
Culture
Fine ___
The "A" in M.A.
Martial ___
___ and sciences
Skills
Companion of crafts
Crafts' associate
Crafts' companion
Crafts' partner
Cultural studies
" . . . encourage the ___": J.F.K.
Fine and liberal
Fine things
Letters' partner
Liberal follower
Liberal pursuits
Music, painting, etc.
Painting, sculpture, etc.
Part of a B.A.
Part of B.F.A.
Partner of letters
PBS matters
Sciences' companions
Sculpture, music, etc.
Song and dance?
University courses
Word with letters?
Fine and martial followers
Judo and karate, e.g.
Kennedy Center focus, with "the"
Some are fine
Some are liberal
Song and dance, e.g.
They're sometimes fine
These may be fine
Definition
ARTS as a noun:
1. (humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts) = studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"
ART as a noun:
1. (art, fine art) = the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
2. (art, artistic creation, artistic production) = the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
3. (art, artistry, prowess) = a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
4. (artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter) = photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"