Spiral

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. A seven-letter keyword will be revealed reading across the shaded squares. KEYWORD CLUE: A flowering plant 1. Travel permit 2. Man’s name 3. Caribbean country 4. Middle-Easterner 5. Spike 6. Group of countries 7. Sleeve end 8. Fencing sword 9. Walk lamely 10. Fairy 11. Little devils 12. Shut noisily 13. Loose scrum 14. Italian currency unit 15. Italian wine 16. Unit of length

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S SPIRAL: 1 Agog; 2 Gush; 3 Hock; 4 Keys; 5 Sari; 6 Idea; 7 Ankh; 8 High; 9 Holt; 10 Talc; 11 Char; 12 Rear; 13 Road; 14 Dumb; 15 Boar; 16 Rudd. KEYWORD: Haddock