| ADIPOSETISSUE | Subcutaneous insulation and energy storage, especially around the kidneys and buttocks |
| MANDRILL | What baboon of West Africa has a bright blue and red face and buttocks? (8) |
| HAUNCHES | The hips and buttocks (8) |
| HAUNCH | The fleshy part of the human hip and buttock (6) |
| SUET | Hard white fat found around the kidneys and loins of sheep and cattle, used in cooking and making tallow (4) |
| CARTILAGE | A tough elastic tissue found in the body, especially around the joints (9) |
| YOKE | A fitted part of a garment, especially around the neck and shoulders (4) |
| MORSE | It's transmitted especially around the South (5) |
| UVP | X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye. |
| BILHARZIA | Parasitic worm infection that slowly destroys the kidneys and liver (9) |
| BRUME | Literary word, from "shortest day, winter", for heavy mist or fog, especially around the mid-winter solstice (5) |
| SCALP | The skin and subcutaneous tissue covering the top of the head (5) |
| VASOTEC | An ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so |
| PUDS | Maybe steak-and-kidneys and veg on the counter (4) |
| MYELIN | White fatty coating of the axons of nerve cells that provides insulation and increases the speed at which impulses are conducted (6) |
| BATTLED | Fought with a slab of fibreglass insulation and showed the way (7) |
| CELLULITE | Subcutaneous fatty deposits on the hips and thighs (9) |
| GUTTAPERCHA | Thermoplastic material used in electrical insulation and root canals |
| ASBESTOS | A grey, fibrous material used in insulation and protection against fire (8) |
| UNDERLAY | Pad placed beneath carpet to increase insulation and resilience (8) |
