| SITUP | An exercise in which the head and torso are raised from a lying position while the legs remain still (3,2) |
| CENTAUR | In Greek mythology, this had the head and torso of a man and the legs of a horse (7) |
| ARISE | Get up from a lying position |
| MILITIA | Military force raised from a civilian population to supplement a regular army in times of emergency (7) |
| DENIALS | Litany from a lying perp |
| IDAHOAN | Held in Greek sanctuaries raised from a certain state |
| NECK | With old dialect names including halse and swire, the "collum" connecting one's head and torso (4) |
| MOHAWK | A haircut in which the head is shaved except for a strip of hair from the forehead to the back of the neck (6) |
| PRESSUP | Exercise in which the body is alternately raised from and lowered to the floor by the arms only (5-2) |
| PUSHUP | Exercise in which the body is alternately raised from and lowered to the floor by the arms only (4-2) |
| SACS | Pharyngeal pouches or air ___sacs can hold 49 litres of air and this enables the walrus to float in the water in a vertical position while nursing its young and sleeping |
| STAR | ___ jump, a gymnastic exercise in which one leaps and thrusts out the legs and arms (4) |
| COUCHANT | In a lying position (in heraldry) (8) |
| STUDY | A home office or den in which to swot, compose, write letters, send emails or complete prep; an exercise in art; or, an etude in music (5) |
| MOHICAN | Hairstyle associated with punks in which the head is shaved except for a central strip (7) |
| LSIT | Exercise in which the body forms the shape of a letter |
| ACETABULUM | Socket on the side of the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits (10) |
| HOWNOW | The way the present and past PM intimidate is an exercise in elocution (3,3,5,3) (see 16A) |
| BROWNCOW | The way the present and past PM intimidate is an exercise in elocution (3,3,5,3) (see 1A) |
| PLANCHE | Gymnastics stability exercise in which the body is held parallel to the ground (7) |
