HONEYCOMB PUZZLE

ALL the solutions read clockwise around their numbers. The solution to clue number 1 starts from the given letter. Solution overleaf. 1. Suspicions 2. Gold leaf 3. Grasshopper 4. Peak 5. Invective 6. Dim 7. Approached 8. Withdraw 9. Ascending 10. Silver metal 11. Epistle 12. Six lines