| VICTORIASPONGE | Former head of the country boozer frequently baked stuff (8,6) |
| GOODS | Dry or baked stuff |
| INNS | Boozers frequently dropping winnings (4) |
| DALAILAMA | The former head of the Tibetan government in exile (5,4) |
| DALAI | The former head of the Tibetan government in exile, who retired in March 2011 (5,4) |
| LAMA | The former head of the Tibetan government in exile, who retired in March 2011 (5,4) |
| TREVOR | Sky presenter and former head of the Commission for Racial Equality (6,8) |
| PHILLIPS | Sky presenter and former head of the Commission for Racial Equality (6,8) |
| CEDRIC | ___ Richmond, former head of the Congressional Black Caucus and senior adviser to Joe Biden |
| QUEEN | Former head of the Commonwealth: - Elizabeth II |
| GOTTI | John ___ (former head of the Gambino family) |
| EDMURROW | Former head of the United States Information Agency who was awarded an honorary KBE in 1965 (2,6) |
| FRANCO | A former head of state managed clubs in the centre of Oxford (6) |
| EXCRETION | Former head of nunnery into erotic dancing? On the contrary, that's crap (9) |
| SNIP | Crop former head of state out of good shot (4) |
| FILLIP | What stimulates announcement of former head of state's partner? (6) |
| ELIZABETH | The blaze spreads, engulfing India's former head of state (9) |
| DOGE | End of empire for former head of state (4) |
| RAINIER | Former head of Monaco's House of Grimaldi, Prince ... |
| CARDINALCOOK | Former head of a New York diocese |
