| MODERATE | Check red meat is cooked, including a hint of oregano (8) |
| REINDEER | One like Rudolph - check red round about tip of nose |
| CAPSICUM | Scampi's cooked, including most of cut pepper (8) |
| GOODFORYOU | Red meat is not generally well done (4,3,3) |
| PARSLEY | Pears cooked, including large unknown herb (7) |
| THYME | Herb of the mint family and a relative of oregano |
| ATONETIME | In the past, men ate it cooked with bit of oregano |
| BATONROUGE | Tub of Oregano that could be major in Louisiana (5,5) |
| ORIGANUM | Genus of herbaceous aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae that includes marjoram and oregano (8) |
| CINNAMON | Spice and some oregano man nicely brought back (8) |
| NOGOAREA | Cultivate oregano on edge of allotment in the restricted zone (2-2,4) |
| MARJORAM | Herb that's sweeter than its relative oregano (8) |
| ATTIMES | Meat is cooked around back of joint occasionally (2,5) |
| PAPILLOTE | Greased paper in which meat is cooked and served (9) |
| SKEWER | Metal spike on which meat is cooked |
| NOGOAREAS | These should be avoided as oregano is prepared (2-2 5) (9) |
| STORE | Shop for some of the finest oregano (5) |
| EROSE | Claire's oregano returned a bit chewed (5) |
| SODS | Pieces of ground chives, oregano and cloves at last (4) |
| ITALIANDRESSING | Vinaigrette with garlic, oregano and other herbs (7,8) |
