The thin cartilaginous flap that covers the entrance to the larynx during swallowing, preventing food from entering the trachea Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For The thin cartilaginous flap that covers the entrance to the larynx during swallowing, preventing food from entering the trachea:

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EPIGLOTTIS The thin cartilaginous flap that covers the entrance to the larynx during swallowing, preventing food from entering the trachea (10)
4% EVE First lady prevented from entering (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
4% AIRWAY Trachea, e.g. (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 27, 2025
3% WATERY Thin, runny (6) The Times Concise Nov 8, 2025
3% ECLIPSES Covers notice about swallowing prunes (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
3% PLUG *Swallow quickly (4) Universal Nov 7, 2025
3% RAMP Highway entrance (4) Commuter Nov 3, 2025
3% KNOCKBACK Swallow drink (9) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025
3% DIMES Thin coins (5) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
3% GRUEL Thin soup (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 29, 2025
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