| TOPER | Drinker indicating the head on a half of beer |
| GUNWALE | Gazing at The Head on a foreign country briefly from the side of a ship (7) |
| FROTHY | Like the head on a glass of beer |
| FROTH | The head on a pint of beer (5) |
| LATHER | Bubbly effect coming to a halt on a half of beer? (6) |
| AFTER | Seeking to get astonishingly fat on a half of beer! (5) |
| OSTLER | Inn-servant may have been lost on a half of beer (6) |
| CANTER | Run as one simply cannot do, on a half of beer |
| ORRISROOT | Norris loses the head on a bit of weed as Iris makes medicine (9) |
| LAY | To place, plonk or settle down, whether one's head on a bed for a rest or a clutch of eggs on a nest (3) |
| JULIE | "Modern Family" star who helped rescue an unconscious hiker who had hit her head on a rock in a Utah national park on Aug. 2; as she came to, the hiker recognized her voice from the show |
| EFFIGY | A simulacrum such as a doll, guy, Jack Straw, puppet, scarecrow or statue; or, an impression of a king or queen's head on a coin's obverse (6) |
| MINOTAURS | Dungeons & Dragons race based on a half-bull/half-human creature of Greek myth |
| ALIENATE | Disaffect with a crooked line on a half term (8) |
| BEET | Live on a half diet of vegetables (4) |
| WELLER | Sam keeps healthy on a half beer (6) |
| GROUND | Guinness head on a number of beers from the bar - the earthy type (6) |
| DOWN | Head on a cloud: Type of pillow that promises sweet dreams (or "direction" mom can't wait to put the baby after a long day) |
| PATE | Touch the end of the head on top |
| PER | By getting a half of beer on the quiet (3) |