CLOCK WORD

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

1. Wept

2. University city

3. Didn’t succeed

4. In fact, actually

5. Scared

6. Shut

7. Exotic flower

8. Span of time

9. Stuffed

10. Insult

11. Myth

12. Loved