| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| INCREASE | Head start | |
| ADVANTAGE | Head start | |
| PHEASANT | Peasant has head start in game | |
| PHEASANTS | Peasants have head start in game | |
| GUN | Jump it to get a head start | |
| HORDE | Mob rode off after getting head start | |
| ABBOTS | Head monks have bad start in boats at sea | |
| HAIRLINE | Head start on flight company called Widow’s Peak, perhaps | |
| BROACH | A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag. | |