| SFUMATO | Gradual blending of one area of colour into another that avoids sharp outlines; from Italian, 'to evaporate like smoke' (7) |
| SPECTRUM | Word for the band of colours into which a beam of white light is decomposed, as seen in a rainbow; hence any array, range or scale (8) |
| SKETCHES | Outlines from small boats (8) |
| DODGE | Avoid sharp practice (5) |
| OMBRE | Blending of one hue to the next, from the French for "shaded" |
| NEAR | Adjacent to part of one area |
| SOHO | Note start of one area in London (4) |
| TAGLIATELLE | Pasta in the form of long flat ribbons; from Italian, 'to cut' (11) |
| MORDENT | Musical embellishment in which a note is rapidly alternated with the one immediately below it; from Italian, 'to bite' (7) |
| INTAGLIO | Design incised or engraved into a hard material such as stone; from Italian, to carve (8) |
| TEMPERA | Painting medium of powdered pigment suspended in a water-soluble binder such as egg yolk; from Italian, 'to mix' (7) |
| RECOMBINATE | Of DNA, formed by the natural or artificial blending of genetic material from different organisms (11) |
| GEORGELOPEZ | Comedian who starred in a self-titled sitcom from 2002 to 2007, and another that started in 2016: 2 wds. |
| PARONYM | Word derived from another that has a related meaning, like "wisdom" from "wise" |
| COMMONROOM | One area of open land and another given up for place of recreation (6,4) |
| ERASE | Backs out of one's area to wipe it out (5) |
| COLOGNE | One piece of pine inside another - that smells nice |
| BUCK | A dandy or a fop; a stag; or, a word used in a phrase meaning "shift responsibility onto another" that derives from passing the dealer marker to the next player in poker (4) |
| MUSTHAVE | Buzz rising around one thoroughfare and another that is much desired (4-4) |
| TAKEABOW | Acknowledge being given a hand to photograph one area of East London (4,1,3) |
