| PANKHURST | Protestant female new, replacing prison's first head of religion (9) |
| GRINNER | One with beam that's new replacing old finally in mill (7) |
| MAOZEDONG | Founder and first head of state (1949-59) of the People's Republic of China (3,6) |
| PRONENESS | Bent police, ultimately: head is out of prison first (9) |
| TOPFLIGHT | Excellent work by female, new person in driving seat in firm? |
| CANALZONE | No zeal to redevelop prison first in old area in Panama (5,4) |
| ENCOURAGE | Daring men at first head off to rally (9) |
| SILKINESS | School's first head has kind one showing smooth quality (9) |
| SCAPEGOAT | School's first head set about whipping boy (9) |
| OVERSLEEP | Stay in bed too long - peel back covers first - head off (9) |
| GODFATHER | Criminal family's first head, grimly taking on rival leaders (9) |
| ESCAPEKEY | Drug squad's first head has major item for PC (6,3) |
| MAO | First head of state of the People's Republic of China |
| HAILESELASSIE | The last emperor of Ethiopia, and first head of the OAU, _ _ (5,8) |
| LENIN | Leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (5) |
| THEISTS | They believe in supreme designer to the first head of state (7) |
| ADDON | Extra charge for answer from dapper first head of the mafia (3-2) |
| PREMIER | The first head of government (7) |
| UTAH | Union thanks first head of state (4) |
| GEORGEVI | British monarch who was the first head of the Commonwealth (6,1,1) |
