| AORTIC | Relating to the body's main artery |
| AORTA | What is the name of the body's main artery? (5) |
| METABOLIC | Relating to the body's chemical processes |
| SKELETAL | Relating to the body's bony framework |
| ANATOMICAL | Relating to the body's structure (10) |
| GLUCOSE | Simple sugar that is the body's main source of energy (7) |
| GLYCOGEN | Polysaccharide substance that is the body's main form of carbohydrate storage; forms glucose when hydrolysed (8) |
| NAILVARNISH | Lacquer applied to the body's extremities (4,7) |
| HORMONAL | Related to the body's chemical messengers |
| EXOCRINE | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gland, one that makes substances secreted through a duct to the body's surface (8) |
| HEARTY | Alluding to the body's vital blood pump, an adjective meaning cordial, enthusiastic, jovial, robust, sincere, substantial or warm; or, a noun for a vigorous outdoorsy sporty type (6) |
| FEMORAL | The main artery of the thigh, supplying blood to the leg, _ artery (7) |
| AORTAL | Relating to a main artery |
| ATROCITY | It's an awful abuse of power taking up most of the main artery to Dublin, for instance (8) |
| CAROTID | Main artery carrying blood to neck and head (7) |
| STRESS | Fancy woman sacrificing main artery to put weight on! (6) |
| VICTORIA | Main artery that passes through the inner west going north (8,4) |
| ROAD | Main artery that passes through the inner west going north (8,4) |
| DUALCARRIAGEWAY | Railway guard with 11 damaged main artery (4,11) |
| MIDRIB | Central vein or main artery bird retracted (6) |
