| SALTOFTHEEARTH | Decent type with soft heart, health for the most part failing (4,2,3,5) |
| PROKOFIEV | Composer with soft heart in capital for opening |
| STAWELLGIFT | Sort of stay in good health for the present athletic event (7,4) |
| CHOLESTEROL | Which cell constituent derived from animal fats is considered bad for the heart's health? (11) |
| SPORTSWEAR | As decent type, promise clothes for play |
| RAPID | Quick to attack the soft heart |
| PROOF | Confirmation for soft heart (5) |
| REDBRICK | Decent type attached to leftie sort of university (8) |
| STRAPPING | Burly but showing a very soft heart in a row |
| SAPID | Of good taste, and reputed to have soft heart |
| EKGTEST | Heart health evaluation, for short |
| DEANORNISH | Physician whose low-fat diet for heart health forbids meat fish poultry and full-fat dairy products: 2 wds. |
| ASPIRIN | Common pill for heart health |
| LYCOPENE | Found in tomatoes, and helps support heart health |
| IDO | "Yes, she is the one for me to love and to cherish, in sickness and in health, for as long as we both shall live" |
| CHINESECHEQUERS | With backbone mostly fixed, queen's in good health for game (7,8) |
| WHO | Org. striving to attain "the highest possible level of health" for all |
| MAG | Men's Health or Women's Health, for short |
| UPRIGHT | Totally decent type of piano (7) |
| KERNEL | Officer reportedly shows soft heart (6) |
