WORD SPIRAL

Starting from 1, fill in the grid clockwise with four-letter words. The last letter of each word becomes the first letter of the next and the shaded squares will reveal a South American country.

1. Do the

backstroke, say

2. Untidy state

3. Remain

4. Tug

5. Pottery oven

6. Standard

7. Bill of fare

8. Second hand

9. Info

10. Opera song

11. Appends

12. Auction

13. Hearing organs

14. Slip, slide

15. Household dirt

16. Ruffian