| 100% | KETO | 4 | Diet that forces the body to break down fat rather than carbs, informally |
| 36% | KETO | 4 | Diet that involves eating fat, cutting carbs, and avoiding the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 35% | KETO | 4 | Diet that's high in fats and low in carbs, as illustrated by parts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 33% | LIPOLYSIS | 9 | The process of breaking down fats in the body |
| 28% | OUTER | 5 | Relating to the body or its appearance rather than the mind or spirit |
| 27% | DIGESTED | 8 | Broken down, like food in the body |
| 26% | DIGESTION | 9 | Process where the body breaks down food |
| 26% | LIPASE | 6 | Enzyme that breaks down fat |
| 26% | OVERHEATS | 9 | Breaks down on the road due to lack of coolant |
| 26% | SPEEDBUMP | 9 | *Street feature that forces drivers to slow down |
| 26% | DIGESTION | 9 | Process by which the body breaks down food |
| 25% | DIGESTION | 9 | The process of breaking down food in the body |
| 25% | TOWED | 5 | My car broke down and was ___ to the junkyard |
| 25% | PIN | 3 | Move that forces a wrestler's shoulders to the mat |
| 25% | STOMACH | 7 | Organ of the body in which acid breaks down food |
| 24% | HIP | 3 | Part of the body that a fanny pack is often next to |
| 24% | BRUISE | 6 | Injury to the skin that breaks blood vessels |
| 24% | FEET | 4 | Parts of the body that are slightly larger in the evening than morning |
| 24% | ARALSEA | 7 | Body that's a lot thinner than it used to be |
| 24% | CLIFFS | 6 | Landforms that steeply drop down to body of water |
| 24% | MINI | 4 | Skirt that doesn't go down to the knees |
| 24% | NAILBITER | 9 | Contest that goes down to the last second: Hyph. |
| 24% | DETOX | 5 | Break to cleanse the body from pollutants |
| 24% | URIC | 4 | Type of acid that is created when the body breaks down substances called purines |
| 24% | DEADSEA | 7 | Body of water that's nearly 10 times saltier than the ocean |
| 24% | TREESNAKE | 9 | Reptile that flattens its body to glide in the air |
| 24% | RIO | 3 | City that's home to the Sugarloaf Cable Car, informally |
| 23% | AXE | 3 | Tool that firefighters use to break down doors |
| 23% | HEAD | 4 | Part of the body that a cockroach can live without for up to a week |
| 23% | JAW | 3 | Body part that is said to "hit the floor" when someone is surprised |