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 an Indianbritish actor.

1. Sparse

2. Blood vessel

3. Without difficulty

4. Fairness

5. Stand-in

6. Sweater 7. Perception 8. Elaborate decoration 9. Flawed 10. Revolving 11. Put to work 12. Annual