CLOCK WORD
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 a country and western musician.
1. Tepee
2. Silvery metallic element
3. River obstruction
4. Lip
5. Weak, ill
6. Symbol
7. National Socialism
8. Prepare for burial
9. Svelte
10. Jewish greeting
11. Sponge pore
12. Noncommissioned officer