| FLORET | Flowering stem of a head of broccoli or cauliflower (6) |
| FLORETS | Parts of a head of broccoli or cauliflower (7) |
| ADVENT | Arrival of a head of department at opening (6) |
| BRAISE | Cook head of broccoli, getting upgrade (6) |
| ABBACY | The office of a head of monastry |
| VEGGIE | Broccoli or lettuce, informally |
| SIDE | Broccoli or cauliflower, e.g. |
| LODGE | A gatekeeper's house; small country dwelling reserved for seasonal skiing/ shooting trips; a beaver's den; or, the residence of a head of a college (5) |
| STANDARD | Personal flag of a head of state or member of royal family (8) |
| LEGATION | Diplomatic mission of a head of government in a state of elation |
| SPEAR | Stalk of broccoli or asparagus (5) |
| SCAPE | Space, possibly, for a leafless flowering stem eg of a tulip (5) |
| AARONSROD | Plant with a flowering stem that is tall and straight (6,3) |
| CAULIFLOWER | Vegetable that's related to broccoli, or the kind of ear a boxer or footballer may end up with after a blow too many |
| PREMIERSHIP | Office of a head of government (11) |
| LESE | ___-majeste (insult to the dignity of a head of state) |
| LENDANEAR | Listen! Permit use of a head of wheat (4,2,3) |
| GOBI | A rain shadow desert in China and Mongolia; or, an Indian term for a cabbage or cauliflower (4) |
| HEAD | Centre of a lettuce or cauliflower (4) |
| BRIBE | Carrot and head of broccoli smothered in cheese |
