| GOTTI | John ___ (former head of the Gambino family) |
| GUCCI | Maurizio __, former head of fashion empire (5) |
| EISNER | Michael ___ (Former head of Disney) |
| CARLO | Patriarch of the Gambino crime family |
| 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) |
| VICTORIASPONGE | Former head of the country boozer frequently baked stuff (8,6) |
| QUEEN | Former head of the Commonwealth: - Elizabeth II |
| JUNIORGOTTI | Gambino family successor to the "Teflon Don" |
| RICO | Fed. statute that took down the Gambino crime family |
| 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 |
| EDMURROW | Former head of the United States Information Agency who was awarded an honorary KBE in 1965 (2,6) |
| CAPO | Gambino family leader |
| FRANCO | A former head of state managed clubs in the centre of Oxford |
| BERCOW | John ___, former Commons speaker criticised for the cost of his apartment refurbishment in 2009 (6) |
| STALKER | John ___, former Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester (7) |
| TESH | John ___, former co-host of "ET" |