CLOCK WORD

The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter M in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of a late English novelist. 1. Kidnapper’s

payment

2. Ill, weakened 3. Habit

4. Type of carriage 5. Religious retreat 6. Win back 7. Bumper car 8. National song 9. Small crown 10. Entrance hall 11. Collection of antiquities 12. Method