| SOFTFOCUS | Deliberate blurring of a film scene or a photograph so as to give it a romantic or dreamy effect (4,5) |
| LIED | Musical setting for solo voice and piano of a romantic or lyrical poem (4) |
| LAMARRREDO | Second take of a film scene for actress Hedy? |
| CARD | On second thought, make it a romantic comedy: "Soylent Green..." |
| RURITANIA | Hope made it a romantic place (9) |
| HALATION | Blurring of a photograph by dispersion of light (8) |
| VIEW | From the Latin meaning "to see", a prospect or sight of something such open countryside or other natural scenery; or, a work of art or a photograph depicting thus (4) |
| GERRYMANDER | To divide electoral district boundaries so as to give one party or candidate an unfair advantage |
| HITTHESACK | Thump a bag so as to give out the Zs? (3,3,4) |
| SMUDGER | Journo slang for a photographer; a besmircher, smearer, stump, tortillon or other blending, blurring or rubbing person/thing; or, a fumigator (7) |
| TOILE | Textile printed with a rustic pastoral scene; or, a test version of a garment (5) |
| STILL | An apparatus used in the process of making alcoholic drinks such as whisky; or, a photograph (5) |
| COVERYOUREYES | Warning before a gory movie scene ... or a phonetic hint to answering four rows in this puzzle |
| DESCRIPTIVE | Roughly edit precis, introducing volume so as to give a verbal impression |
| STAGEMANAGING | Artificially arranging so as to give a particular |
| SUPERSTITIOUSLY | So as to give credence to irrational beliefs |
| CATARACT | In medicine, an opaque area within the lens of the eye that produces blurring of vision (8) |
| PUNISH | Push in so as to give pain (6) |
| REASSURE | Again provide for compensation so as to give confidence (8) |
| SEEDY | So out of sorts as to give you the pip? (5) |
