| 100% | CHEST | 5 | Upper torso part which covers the heart and lungs |
| 42% | RIBCAGES | 8 | They protect the heart and lungs |
| 41% | MEDULLA | 7 | Control center for the heart and lungs |
| 41% | RIBS | 4 | Bones that protect the heart and lungs |
| 40% | RIBCAGE | 7 | Protective structure around the heart and lungs: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RIB | 3 | One of the bones protecting the heart and lungs |
| 36% | ORGANS | 6 | Examples include the heart, lungs and stomach |
| 35% | ATTACKEDBYTHEPRESS | 18 | The candidate tried to cover it up and was ___ |
| 34% | DIAPHRAGM | 9 | Breathing muscle below the lungs and heart |
| 34% | PEC | 3 | Muscle on the upper part of the torso |
| 33% | LIP | 3 | Fleshy part which forms the upper or lower edge of the mouth |
| 33% | ORGANS | 6 | Heart and lung |
| 32% | ORGANS | 6 | Heart and lungs, e.g. |
| 31% | NBA | 3 | Organization of which the LA Lakers and Miami Heat are a part: Abbr. |
| 31% | MITCHELL | 8 | Adrian —, poet whose volumes include All Shook Up and Heart on the Left |
| 31% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hair problem ... which can describe the last parts of 9 and 11 Across |
| 31% | ARABIAN | 7 | — Sea, the part of the NW Indian Ocean upon which Karachi and Mumbai lie |
| 31% | CORNEA | 6 | Part of the eye that covers the pupil and iris |
| 30% | RIB | 3 | ___ cage (bones and cartilage that protect the heart and lungs) |
| 30% | ORGAN | 5 | The heart and liver are both examples of this |
| 30% | CHEST | 5 | Container for the lungs and the heart |
| 30% | PREPAY | 6 | Cover the cost up front |
| 30% | CAVALIERS | 9 | The hometown team which picked up LeBron James in 2003 draft and where he returned back in 2014, Cleveland ___ |
| 29% | ALITTLELOVEIN | 13 | "Put ___ Your Heart," a song which Annie Lennox covered along with the legendary Al Green: 4 wds. |
| 29% | STRAP | 5 | Shoulder ___, bag feature introduced by Chanel which freed up the wearer's hands and defined the '50s |
| 29% | LIES | 4 | "Love ___," hit song by Khalid and Normani which is a part of the soundtrack for "Love, Simon" |
| 29% | UNDER | 5 | "___ Pressure," 1981 song by Queen and David Bowie which is a part of the album "Hot Space" |
| 29% | PAVE | 4 | Cover the rough parts of town? |
| 29% | CORNEA | 6 | The part of the eye that covers the iris and pupil |
| 29% | LOVELY | 6 | Hit song by Khalid and Billie Eilish which is a part of the soundtrack for "13 Reasons Why" |