CLOCK WORD

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

1. Trojan hero

2. Reply

3. Clergyman

4. Public speaker

5. Timber

6. Smart

7. Condiment

8. Weaken

9. Gossip

10. Merchant

11. Rubber

12. Steering board