Honeycomb

All the solutions read clockwise around their numbers. The solution to clue number 1 starts from the given letter.

1 Dropped

2 Steps

3 Lessen

4 Tradition

5 Reason

6 Fiddle

7 Vetoing

8 Bit

9 Order

10 Deed

11 Lubricators

12 Purify

Solutions at the end