### Clue: Labiate" – how date may be spoken of? (5)
### Answer: THYME 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Labiate
 **Homophone of**(how … may be spoken of) "time"(date;a specific point in time).
Defn: One of a family of plants, including mint, thyme, etc. with parts that are shaped or arranged like lips (from the Latin "labium").