Crossword puzzle clue "it is through art and through art only that we can our perfection oscar wilde"

"It is through Art, and through Art only, that we can ___ our perfection": Oscar Wilde

Grammy-winner K.T. whose ode "80's Ladies" claims "We burned our bras / And we burned our dinners / And we burned our candles at both ends" haha sounds like us

"The man who can dominate a London ___ can dominate the world" (Oscar Wilde)

"... ___. It's our most dangerous game, and this fierce fish is ready to strike. Only our most acrobatic contestants will survive!"

"The only serious thing in the world," per Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde's "greatest of all art forms"

"___ can survive everything but a misprint": Oscar Wilde

"I can resist everything except ___": Oscar Wilde