| EYEBALLS | Frogs push the food down their throat by pushing down their ___ when they blink |
| BRONCHOSCOPE | Horses manage to eat the first bit of hay, but it might get stuck down their throats (12) |
| HEART | Seals are able to save oxygen when diving because they are able to slow down their ___ rate |
| SPEARS | 'When the stars threw down their ___' (William Blake Songs of Experience (1794) |
| EYES | They blink and wink |
| TAIL | Fun fact from Down Under: Scientists say it's like a "third leg": When a kangaroo isn't hopping, it walks by putting its arms on the ground, its hind legs in front pushing down with its ___ to propel |
| DEBASING | Pushing down to remove trousers when embracing lust, perhaps |
| LUMP | What someone who's about to cry might feel in their throat |
| DEPRESSING | Pushing down |
| AHEM | Sound from someone clearing their throat |
| ADAMSAPPLE | Women do not usually have this projection at the front of their throat (4'1,5) |
| IVY | "The holly and the ___, When they are both full grown, Of all the trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown (3) |
| HAYFEVER | Irritation of the nose and throat by the pollen of flowers or grass, producing sneezing and headaches (3,5) |
| OPERA | Art form that's the subject of "The Queen's Throat," by Wayne Koestenbaum |
| CHEERS | Customers at the Vic or the Rovers might shout this as they down their drinks! (6) |
| BONAPPETIT | The French enjoy the smell they make and down their wee |
| APRIL | 'Men are ___ when they woo, December when they wed' (Shakespeare As You Like It act 4, sc. 1) (5) |
| HOARSE | Animal with a sore throat by the sound of it (6) |
| SCARCE | When food is ___, scorpions can slow down their metabolism so much so that they are able to live off just one insect per year |
| PLEASUREANDPA | Feelings generated by pushing the envelope, helped by dad of course? |
