| HAIRGROWTH | Development on one's head, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| TRIPOD | Yoga position on one's head and hands |
| TAKEMETOTHERIVER | First Top 40 hit for Talking Heads, and a hint to the starts of the theme answers |
| EXMOOR | With a flag bearing a depiction of a stag's head and a star, a former royal hunting ground, site aro |
| ESTONIA | Development on a site in Eastern Europe (7) |
| GOAPE | Lose one's head and open mouth to swallow ball (2,3) |
| TIARA | It goes to one's head, and that's fine (5) |
| CHIMAERA | (Greek mythology) Fire-breathing shemonster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tai |
| WIMPLE | Typical headgear for ladies of the 13th century. It was constructed of a linen band, wound firmly around the chin and head, and a head band of starched linen. |
| HARPY | In Greek myth, creature with a woman's trunk and head and a bird's wings and claws (5) |
| COAL | and 12ac, Small European songbird with a black head and a white patch on the nape |
| GNU | Antelope with sloping back, a long head, and a beard and mane (3) |
| BEDLINGTON | A breed of terrier with a long, tapering head and a thick, fleecy coat (10) |
| CANADAGOOSE | Large bird with a black neck and head and a white throat patch |
| AGNATE | On dad's side we find a silver head and a neat appearance (6) |
| COALTIT | Small European songbird with a black head and a white patch on the nape |
| SPHINX | A carved figure with a woman's head and a lion's body (6) |
| NECK | With old dialect names including halse and swire, the "collum" connecting one's head and torso (4) |
| IMPERIL | Jeopardise prime development on island lake (7) |
| BLITZKRIEG | Hitler's offensive, second-rate, Ritz-like development on top of Grossglockner (10) |
