| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DYING | Choking | |
| CRYING | Choking | |
| SEALED | Choking | |
| ACRID | Choking (fumes) | |
| GAGGING | Joking or choking? Dying to know | |
| CHOKE | To be checked, as if by choking; to stick. | |
| GAG | A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat. | |
| SUFFOCATION | The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking. | |
| GORGE | A filling or choking of a passage or channel by an obstruction; as, an ice gorge in a river. | |
| ANGINA | Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath. | |