| Ancient vessel with two banks of oars |
BIREME |
| Aromatic plant used in seasoning |
MARJORAM |
| Caterpillar that moves forward by arching itself |
LOOPER |
| Cavity or depression in a bone |
LACUNA |
| Clothes in a tailor's shop |
MENSWEAR |
| Composition in verse |
POEM |
| Daughter of Herodias who beguiled Herod with her seductive dancing |
SALOME |
| Device set to go off at a given moment |
TIMEBOMB |
| Female inhabitant of an urban area |
TOWNSWOMAN |
| Fundamental code of Jewish law |
TALMUD |
| In the recent past |
LATTERLY |
| It was formerly called Van Diemen's Land |
TASMANIA |
| Lacking animation or activity |
LIFELESS |
| Muscle that tightens a part |
TENSOR |
