| ABSORBED | Deep in thought, observing muscles or bottom |
| LUMBAGO | Rheumatic pain in the muscles or fibrous tissues in the lower back (7) |
| ABSORB | Suck in stomach muscles or bulge at the front (6) |
| TONED | In good condition (of muscles or skin) (5) |
| RHEUMATIC | Suffering from pain in muscles or joints (9) |
| SEROTONIN | It controls muscles or rises in tension possibly (9) |
| STRETCH | Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body (7) |
| SIDE | Long edge, position or surface to the left or right of an area, object or person, as opposed to its top or bottom; a page; a slope of a hill; a team; or, a television channel (4) |
| SIXPACKS | Slabs of half-a-dozen cans of beer; or, sets of well-defined rectus abdominis muscles, or "abs" (3-5) |
| MYALGIA | Pain in a muscle or group of muscles (7) |
| OILOFPEPPERMINT | Remedy for sore muscles or bad breath |
| THEWS | Muscles or sinews |
| RUB | Vigorous help for sore muscles (or the right ribs seasoning) |
| DELTS | Some muscles or |
| LIMBER | Loosen muscles or leg hesitantly (6) |
| COGITATING | Twerp in film, deep in thought (10) |
| CONTEMPLATIVE | Study at four in place of worship, deep in thought |
| STEROID | Drug used in growing muscle, or in weight-loss programmes, contrarily (7) |
| STRAIN | From pressure on a muscle or tension in the mind to ancestry, descent, family or kind, this is a word of many meanings, all dictionary-defined (6) |
| LEVATOR | Measure of energy in back muscle or other muscle |
