| ESTATE | Grounds, say, to go after head of Exxon (6) |
| SANDMAN | Man goes after head of State and folklore sleep-maker (7) |
| SCRAWL | Advance slowly after head of school produces messy handwriting (6) |
| OSIRIS | Gentleman is after head of one Egyptian god (6) |
| RINSED | Flushed and embarrassed, admitting wrongdoing after head of school's demoted (6) |
| ORDEAL | Tough going for board after head of finance sacked (6) |
| RESIGN | Stand down after head of state breaks rule |
| CONRAN | Late designer sprinted after head of company at work |
| RENEGE | Frenchman goes over, say, to go back on (6) |
| EXCEED | Old Pip, say, to go beyond the limit (6) |
| TURNUP | Appear by chance, say, to go to a higher level (4,2) |
| DOBIRD | Cook coq au vin or duck, say, to go in cooler (2,4) |
| ASKMOM | Reply in which one parent says to go talk to the other parent |
| TACKLE | Wrestle a Bear to the ground, say |
| SYLVIA | Woman, fifty-six, entering ground, say (6) |
| DEPART | Get off the ground, say |
| PUNISH | Ground, say |
| ADHERE | Bond unloaded rifle after head shot (6) |
| NOBALL | Everyone going after head, the result of overstepping the mark? |
| HEIGHT | Top rowing crew after head start (6) |
