| SEALINGWAX | Melted substance used to secure letters, from about the 16th Century (7,3) |
| ANCHORESS | Secure letter for female recluse (9) |
| DARKAGES | Period from about the late 5th century to about 1000 AD |
| OLDFRENCH | Language spoken in France from about the 9th to 15th centuries (3,6) |
| CLAVICHORD | Instrument developed from the medieval monochord that flourished from about 1400 to 1800 and was revived in the 20th century. Rectangular in shape, and its case and lid were usually highly decorated, |
| CLOVEHITCH | Knot typically used to secure a rope to a post |
| MIDDLEAGES | European history from about 500 to 1500 AD (6,4) |
| DRAWINGPIN | Picking out cask that can be used to secure sheet on board |
| CLOTHESPEG | It's used to secure gear as stupid male's parking, say (7,3) |
| PERMIAN | The largest extinction in Earth's history took place during this time, which lasted from about 299 million to about 252 million years ago and set the stage for the emergence of the dinosaurs. |
| MIDDLEENGLISH | The language of parts of Britain from about 1100 AD to about 1450 AD (6,7) |
| NEOGENE | First epoch of the Neogene Period of the Cenozoic Era, lasting from about 23 to 5 million years ago (7) |
| MINOAN | The Bronze Age culture of Crete from about 3000 B.C. to about 1100 B.C. (6) |
| MAURYAN | Ancient Indian empire centred at Pataliputra (later Patna) near the junction of the Son and Ganges (Ganga) rivers. It lasted from about 321 to 185 BCE. (7) |
| WINGNUT | Such used to secure victory, having to draw about a quarter (4,3) |
| EYEGLASS | Energy the old girl used to secure good aid to vision |
| ANCHOR | Hook of heavy metal used to secure a ship to the seabed (6) |
| GLASS | Egyptian beads from about 2500BC are the earliest known objects made from what material? (5) |
| NETSUKE | A small toggle, often in the form of a carved ivory or wood figure, used to secure a purse or container suspended on a cord from a kimono sash (7) |
| SEAL | A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents (4) |
