CLOCKWORD

The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter M in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of an art critic and author.

1. Kidnapper’s payment

2. Dense metal

3. Small fowl

4. Respect

5. Radioactive element

6. Monotony

7. Light gas

8. Unpick a hem

9. Plaster mineral

10. Type of cab

11. Logo

12. Writhe