| 100% | CONNECTINGROD | 13 | Part that joins the piston to the crankshaft |
| 52% | NECK | 4 | Body part that connects the head to the rest of the body |
| 51% | MARICO | 6 | River that joins the Crocodile to form the Limpopo |
| 50% | PETIOLE | 7 | Stalk that joins a leaf to the stem of a plant |
| 49% | SWALE | 5 | River in North Yorkshire that joins the Ure to form the Ouse |
| 47% | AXLE | 4 | Drivetrain part that connects to the wheels |
| 46% | SETUP | 5 | Part of a joke that leads to the punch line |
| 46% | TAIL | 4 | Part of a plane that's furthest to the back |
| 46% | NET | 3 | Part of a basketball hoop that attaches to the rim |
| 46% | JAW | 3 | Mouth part that may drop to the floor |
| 46% | JAW | 3 | Body part that is said to "hit the floor" when someone is surprised |
| 46% | HEEL | 4 | Part of the foot that's attached to the Achilles tendon |
| 46% | KNEE | 4 | Part of the leg that is most likely to be scraped |
| 45% | LINE | 4 | Word that can follow each part of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 45% | SALIENTS | 8 | Parts of the line of battle that project closest to the enemy |
| 45% | UCLA | 4 | Team that signed to join the Big Ten in 2024 |
| 45% | EYES | 4 | Body parts that are called "the windows to the soul" |
| 45% | SOLE | 4 | Shoe part that's usually the first to wear out |
| 45% | JAW | 3 | Part of the face that moves to chew |
| 45% | PUPIL | 5 | Part of the eye that reacts to light |
| 44% | CECA | 4 | Dead-ends in human intestines that are joined to the appendix |
| 44% | BALLJOINT | 9 | *Car part that works in a similar manner to the human hip |
| 44% | BALLJOINT | 9 | Car part that works in a similar manner to the human hip |
| 44% | ARTERY | 6 | Blood vessel that takes blood from the heart to other body parts |
| 43% | HUMPDAY | 7 | Part of the week that's hard to get over |
| 43% | EYES | 4 | Parts of the Mona Lisa that seem to follow you |
| 43% | SCUBA | 5 | Method of diving that takes the diver to deeper parts of the ocean and requires special gear |
| 43% | EYES | 4 | Parts of the "Mona Lisa" that seem to follow the viewer |
| 43% | REAR | 4 | Part of the plane that's last to get off, usually |
| 43% | EYES | 4 | Parts of the "Mona Lisa" that seem to follow you around |