Take Three

Which item of modern-day clothing can trace its ancestry back to items worn by mercenary Croatian soldiers fighting in France in the Thirty Years’ War (1618 to 1648)? To find out, solve the puzzle. The three answers in this puzzle read the same across and down. The clues are given, but not in the right order. Read down the shaded squares to spell the answer.

l A large bird of prey or a score of two-under par

l A support for an injured arm or a throw

l A sense in the mouth or a sense of style