| ADVERT | Commercial diamonds smuggled by State Head of Transport |
| FLEET | Collection of company cars perhaps run by head of transport |
| FIDDLE | Couple of diamonds smuggled in document - it's a fraud (6) |
| GOV | State head, for short |
| POLISHER | Buffer state head meets East European (8) |
| PREDICATE | State head drinks up alcoholic beverage |
| ADZE | Cutter's confused state, head spinning |
| PANAMA | State head may have it on |
| NUDENESS | Exposed state head accepting uniform study |
| PRESIDENT | State head could net spider perhaps (9) |
| DOMESTIC | State head's involuntary response |
| MOONSHINE | Word with a "lunatical" orbit of meanings, ranging from the literal light of our silvery selenic satellite to show without reality, a Shakespearean month, hooch smuggled by parish lantern-lit night an |
| RENTALCAR | Bit of narcotic powder smuggled by hindmost vacation vehicle (6,3) |
| TRI | State head? |
| PREMIER | State head |
| GOVERNOR | US state head |
| POWELL | Former US Secretary of State heads parade outside with England's leading lieutenants (6) |
| COMMONS | This magazine, belonging to vulgar state's head, in which MPs can raise matters (3,5,2,7) |
| THE | [&20ac./17ac.] This magazine, belonging to vulgar state's head, in which MPs can raise matters (3,5,2,7) |
| HOUSEOF | This magazine, belonging to vulgar state's head, in which MPs can raise matters (3,5,2,7) |
