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 to reveal a number. 1. Slimming plan 2. Musical instrument 3. Soon
4. Close to
5. Turn over and over 6. Heather
7. Sport 8. Horizontally level 9. Sound quality 10. Otherwise 11. Slippery fishes 12. Long story 13. Very dry 14. Waste disposal site 15. Pare
16. Raise or pick up