Wordspiral

1. Indian dress 2. Greek letter 3. Slightly open 4. Engrossed 5. Conservative 6. Unit of length 7. Podium 8. Beach grains 9. Sketch 10. Alcoholic drink 11. Every 12. Ring of light 13. Line in darts 14. Egress 15. Stumble 16. Entreaty

Starting from 1, fill in the grid in a clockwise direction with four-letter words. The last letter of each word becomes the first letter of the next word. If you have correctly filled in the grid there should be a seven-letter key word reading across from 8. KEYWORD CLUE: A famous Alan