Answers to Pepper40

1. zori part (5 letters)
THONG

2. cobbler (9 letters)
SHOEMAKER

3. expression of disdain (4 letters)
POOH

4. tetanus (7 letters)
LOCKJAW

5. experimental mixture (10 letters)
CONCOCTION

6. correctional facility (6 letters)
PRISON

7. plant also called checkerberry (11 letters)
WINTERGREEN