Kate Mepham

[jobjockey]

36 Down
Vegetable A.K.A. Monk's beard (7)
S*L*W*R*

[cashier]

Saltwort?

[jobjockey]

Thanks, been searching all evening.

[davegosling]

"been searching all evening"

Really? Where? There are any number of websites which you can use to find words with missing letters. Here's a good one: http://www.crosswordsolver.org/

Simply supply the number of letters in the word, enter the ones you already know and hit the button.