| AWARENESS | Grasp a fighting European by the head |
| FINISH | Polish European, by the sound of it? (6) |
| CHECK | Inspect Eastern European by the sound of it (5) |
| YUGOSLAVIAN | Old European by way of the north following besides bloke going the wrong way (11) |
| EPIC | European, by choice, cut short a long story (4) |
| NAMECHECK | Mention North American approaching East European by radio |
| EERIE | Creepy European by lake |
| DIVOT | Small piece of turf dug out of a grass surface, as by the head of a golf club (5) |
| HECATE | Part of the catechism supplied by the head of the witches (6) |
| STRANGE | Unusual odd grants by the head of the Exchequer (7) |
| KINDNESS | Benevolence of a sort shown by the head (8) |
| STURGEONS | RCS visited by the Head of the 13? (9) |
| BOSS | Such a shot is bungled by the head man (4) |
| PANTS | They're worn by the head of the household |
| TIPTOP | A hint by the head is excellent (6) |
| ADO | The trouble can be contained by the head, of course (3) |
| CHEF | The main one left by the head cook (4) |
| SPAM | Grasp a marigold - and find canned ham, the proprietary name of which was registered in 1937 in the US! (4) |
| FANG | From Old Norse for "capture, grasp", a word for booty or spoils first, later a sharp tooth of a bat, dog, snake or wolf, that catches and holds (4) |
| COCKSPUR | Word for a spike on a leg of a fighting male game fowl; a catch on a casement window; barnyard millet or orchard-grass; or, an American hawthorn armed with long spines (8) |
