Flap of tissue keeping food out of the windpipe Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EPIGLOTTIS Flap of tissue keeping food out of the windpipe (10)
3% PHLOEM Food-conveying tissue in plants (6) The Times Concise Jun 8, 2026
3% ACHILLESTENDON Clothes line and flapping tissue (14) The Times Sunday Cryptic May 24, 2026
3% UVULA Pendulous flap of tissue at the back of the throat (5) The Times Concise May 23, 2026
3% TRACHEA Windpipe (7) The Times Sunday Concise May 3, 2026
2% LAPEL Jacket flap (5) Thomas Joseph Jun 9, 2026
2% ODIN Norse god who keeps an eye out for the future? (4) Universal Jun 8, 2026
2% AILERONS Hinged flaps on airplane wings (8) Premier Sunday Jun 7, 2026
2% IDONTWANTTOKNOW "Keep me out of it" (15) New York Times Jun 5, 2026
2% WAFT Make gentle flapping motion with a newspaper? (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 2, 2026
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