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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EPIGLOTTIS The thin cartilaginous flap that covers the entrance to the larynx during swallowing, preventing food from entering the trachea (10)
4% GLOTTIS Part of the larynx (7) The Times Concise May 21, 2026
4% EVE First lady prevented from entering (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 11, 2026
4% TENTFLAPS Canvas entrance coverings * (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 4, 2026
3% LARK Swallow cousin (4) Newsday May 22, 2026
3% STILE Subway entrance (5) Eugene Sheffer May 22, 2026
3% HALL Entrance area (4) Thomas Joseph May 22, 2026
3% GULP Big swallow (4) Commuter May 16, 2026
3% AVERT Prevent, as a crisis (5) New York Times Mini May 11, 2026
3% EAT Chew and swallow (3) Commuter May 11, 2026
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