| TAKEOVER | Assume responsibility and head for safety, avoiding cold |
| TAKECHARGE | Assume responsibility and accept payment (4,6) |
| INCURCOSTS | Assume responsibility for Bill's fashionable dog and expenses (5,5) |
| ABSURDNESS | Sailors turn on way and head for folly (10) |
| CLOUDINESS | With influence curtailed, I had to retire and head for obscurity (10) |
| CRUSOE | Change course and head for island |
| GOLF | Turn left and head for footpath that's in front of hotel |
| DIGONESOWNGRAVE | Dispense with sexton's services, perhaps, and head for trouble |
| GOTOWARDS | Enter into conflict with police officer and head for ... |
| CHOWMEIN | Say farewell and head for some food |
| SING | Confess US evil and head for Guantanamo |
| SENSE | Pick up clock around noon and head for station |
| STEGOSAUR | Old veggie gets up and heads for organic shop and usual restaurant |
| TAKEINHAND | Assume responsibility for, but deceive, an employee (4,2,4) |
| OWNIT | Assume responsibility for something |
| UNDERTAKE | Assume responsibility for (a project) (9) |
| TAKEON | Assume responsibility for (2 wds.) |
| ILLNESS | Children avoiding cold and flu, maybe? |
| ACCESSORISE | Put on scarf, say, and head for Arsenal ___ soccer is fabulous to behold endlessly (11) |
| EPISCOPATE | Knock back drink in old church and head for bishop's office (10) |
