| CHANCELLOR | The titular head of a university (10) |
| ARCHBISHOP | Desmond Tutu became the titular head of the Church of England in South Africa when, in 1986, he was elected ... of Cape Town |
| COMMODORE | Titular head of a yacht club (9) |
| ARGYLL | Earls and, later, Dukes of _have been the titular heads of the Clan Campbell since the Middle Ages (6) |
| DEAN | From the Latin meaning "chief of ten", the head of a university faculty; or, an actor in Rebel Without a Cause, one of only three films during his career (4) |
| FELLOWSHIP | Word for a body of companions; an association, corporation or guild; communion; the spirit of camaraderie; or, the status/income of a university socius receiving a stipend (10) |
| LORDHIGHADMIRAL | Titular head of the Royal Navy (4,4,7) |
| FIGUREHEAD | Titular head |
| RECTOR | Head of a university |
| CHAIR | Head of a university faculty or department (5) |
| ACADEMICAL | Bill gets a medical qualification of a university (10) |
| SOT | Thus the titular head is a boozer (3) |
| TREASON | The titular head has a motive for betrayal (7) |
| ATLAST | Finally, a Titan joins the titular head |
| DIVERT | Amuse the titular head with a Verdi composition |
| GEORGETOWN | Name of a university in Washington, DC (10) |
| UTTER | Say what may be true about the titular head |
| HOT | Very good house for the titular head (3) |
| PAST | Father's the titular head no longer (4) |
| STOUT | To us, perhaps, the titular head is strong |
