Digestive journey
Easy · Original draft · Review pending · Criss-cross style
Digestive journey
Eight clues about selected parts of the human digestive system.
Gland that sends digestive enzymes into the small intestine (8)
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About this digestive system crossword
Three Across answers cross five Down answers about selected digestive parts and their jobs. The 11×10 criss-cross includes food transport, digestive juices and storage functions. Several answers are longer anatomical terms; use the location and function clues to check their spelling. The food-pipe clue uses US spelling.
11 × 10 grid · 8 clues · Criss-cross style
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Digestive journey
Easy · 11 × 10 · ClueFill · Unreviewed original draft
Across
2. Small organ that keeps a reserve of bile for later release (11)
7. Food pipe that carries a swallowed bite through the chest (US spelling) (9)
8. Entry where teeth and saliva first work on food (5)
Down
1. Gland that sends digestive enzymes into the small intestine (8)
3. Organ that makes bile used in fat digestion (5)
4. Short first section of the small intestine that receives digestive juices (8)
5. Lower bowel section that holds stool before a bowel movement (6)
6. Muscular sac that churns food and mixes it with acid (7)