| INEPTNESS | Record time modern head takes in identifying lack of skill |
| EDONEILL | Three-time "Modern Family" Emmy nominee |
| AUTOMATS | Old-time "modern" eateries |
| BIN | The Boar's Head takes in a lot of wine |
| DEADPAN | College head takes in notice quietly and without expression (7) |
| OPINION | Head takes in good view |
| HIV | Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, a French virologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008, did the fundamental work in identifying ___ as the cause of AIDS |
| EASTWARDS | In a stewards' enquiry, its head takes the lead - moving in this direction? |
| INEPTITUDE | Awful diet put in front of expert shows lack of skill (10) |
| UNTROUBLED | Carefree barbarian, losing head, takes money in empty toolshed (10) |
| THICKEN | Bird loses head. Takes time to beef up. (7) |
| SHRUB | Press employee takes hour in identifying woody plant |
| ONAROLL | Successful in identifying location of pianola music? (2,1,4) |
| RHEIN | Confused her in identifying home of Wagner's maidens (5) |
| INERTIA | Sloth, lack of skill, and in English now what keeps us going |
| INAPT | Inebriate's last pint involved in spill, Clumsy, revealing lack of skill (5) |
| INCOMPETENCE | Lack of skill shown, but could cope in cement (12) |
| INEPT | Inebriate's last pint involved in spill, Clumsy, revealing lack of skill (5) |
| NUTCASE | He's mad when the head takes action (7) |
| CURATOR | Head takes quick car tour (7) |
