| SOUNDINGHARSH | Endless advice for horrible rash on his head is grating on the ears (8,5) |
| PORTCULLIS | Wine-thinning process is grating on the castle (10) |
| HARSH | Grating on the ear |
| BEGONIA | It's bloomer backing AI after endless advice to quit! (7) |
| GRIDIRON | Sports field is grating on press |
| ILLCONSIDERED | Rash on face, evidently sore under nose, but no head cold |
| NEWTON | He is supposed to have discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head (apparently the unit of force named for him is just about the right amount to lift one) |
| CUFFS | Those on the wrists are preferable to those on the ears |
| HAT | Haddon Sundblom's illustrations for Coke ads in the 30s cemented our image of Santa Claus in red and white from his suit to the ... on his head |
| NOTINTHEMOOD | Short memo about endless teachers heading for horrible dire destiny over lack of enthusiasm (3,2,3,4) |
| UTTERER | One grumbling after losing his head is the Speaker |
| STANDINGON | A goalie who has been '___ ___ his head' is likely to be named a star |
| UNHAPPY | Any pup distressed and holding his head is miserable (7) |
| DIRGE | Sad song caused upset, grating on me at the end |
| SCATHING | Painful rash on the bottom after chap sits in grass |
| NOISIER | The new ioniser is harder on the ears (7) |
| LOOKOUT | A person who is standing guard (or the two words you might yell to someone standing under a palm tree to let him know that a coconut is about to fall on his head) |
| TAR | Something to put on the road ___ a sailor on his head! (3) |
| REWARD | About the minor of a guardian, there is a price on his head (6) |
| CLOTHCAP | What the fool, the silly chap, has on his head? (5,3) |
