Word Spiral

Starting from 1, fill in the grid in a clockwise direction with your answer 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 keyword reading down the shaded diagonal. 1 Pattern of wire or

netting (4)

2 Conan Doyle’s

detective (6)

3 Wasp’s defence (5)

4 Food shopkeeper (6) 5 Share a book with an

audience (4,5) 6 24 hours away from work (3,3)

7 Team supporters’ group (3,4)

8 ___ driver, annoying passenger (4‑4) 9 Object to aim at (6)