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 Dracula’s noble title (5)

2 Hitchhiking digit (5)

3 Imperial measure of dry goods such as wheat (6) 4 Expression of grief or sorrow (6) 5 Airport runway surface (6) 6 Young swan (6) 7 Despotic ruler (6)

8 Mexican spirit (7)

9 Single-spot card (3)

10 Chook product (3)

11 Biblical tale of Christ (6)