SPIRAL SQUARES

Write the answers to the clues below into the grid in a clockwise spiral starting at number 1, where the arrow points you in the right direction. The final letter of every answer becomes the first letter of the next. When the puzzle is complete, the coloured squares, reading diagonally downwards, will reveal a hidden word.

CLUES

1 Gin mixer (5)

2 Chocolate substitute (5)

3 Respiration (6)

4 – Blake, comedian and radio/ TV presenter (6)

5 Slight hitch or delay (6) 6 From Warsaw (6)

7 Excessive pride and overconfidence (6)

8 Varnish made from insect shells (7)

9 Male swan (3)

10 Make a reservation (4)

11 Whale food (5)