| Of the fourth epoch of the Tertiary period |
MIOCENE |
| Part of laurel tree used as a flavouring agent in cooking |
BAYLEAF |
| Passage or conveyance of goods or people |
TRANSIT |
| Period during which someone is dominant or powerful |
REIGN |
| Person playing a percussion instrument |
Kettledrummer |
| Propriety in manners and conduct |
DECORUM |
| Short extract from a book, play etc. |
EXCERPT |
| Short thick spirals of pasta |
FUSILLI |
| Small songbird with a black head |
COALTIT |
| Socially awkward or tactless act |
GAFFE |
| Store for arms, ammunition etc. |
ARSENAL |
| The tibia of a dressed fowl |
DRUMSTICK |
| Three people considered as a unit |
TRIAD |
| US jazz composer and pianist 1899-1974 |
DUKEELLINGTON |