CLOCK WORD

The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter Y in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of a former prime minister of India.

1. Stupidity 2. Specifically 3. Delicate 4. Office receptacle (2-4) 5. Airstrip 6. Perception 7. The aristocracy 8. Avian prophecy 9. No one 10. Rubber boat 11. Stick and ball game 12. Shame