CLOCK WORD

The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter E in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of a French actress.

1. Tropical forest 2. Suffer 3. Poisonous gas 4. Sewing tool 5. Stinging plant 6. Horselike 7. Reason 8. Non-transparent 9. Deep gully 10. Come out 11. Raiment 12. Dangerous