| DEVIATIONS | Old leader is one losing the head with countries offering departures from the norm (10) |
| STANDING | What's the present status of one losing the head on ocean liner consumed by scam? (8) |
| ANOMALIES | Departures from the norm (9) |
| OBITUARIES | Reports of significant departures from the Telegraph maybe? (10) |
| ADRIATIC | Arm of the Mediterranean Sea with countries including Italy and Croatia on its coasts (8) |
| BRAINDRAIN | The process by which the creative, entrepreneurial and intellectual skills of a nation are siphoned off to countries offering better conditions (5,5) |
| THIRDWORLD | Some countries offering line in Scripture, after low degree (5,5) |
| DONATIONS | Trick countries offering gifts (9) |
| SLEEPYHEAD | Admitting ebbing zest, extremely sloppy leader is one keen to retire? |
| INSISTENCE | Refuse to compromise with coppers losing the head with command (10) |
| PRECARIOUS | Parking for speedy motorist reversing and losing the head with religious type is uncertain (10) |
| COMMANDANT | Officer can't get over old Frenchmen losing the head with group of musicians (10) |
| NIGHTLIGHT | Sir heard losing the head with dilemma illuminating aspects of The Dark (5,5) |
| ADAMSAPPLE | Ladies losing the head with cider producer brings a lump to one's throat (4'1,5) |
| RUBBERTREE | Pat, Bert and Holly losing the head with latex producer (6,4) |
| DEVILS | Old leader is hiding little from those who look after their own, in tempting business (6) |
| TOTALLED | What the accountant did for the early man and everyone with king, for one, losing head (8) |
| SOAR | With regular departures from Oslo and Cairo, take to the air |
| SIMPATICO | Nice old leader is upset, having to entertain a jerk (9) |
| IBERIAN | In Kenyan city uprising, old leader is replaced by east European |
