WORD SPIRAL

Starting from 1, fill in the grid clockwise with four-letter words. The last letter of each word becomes the first letter of the next and the shaded squares will reveal a former name of Taiwan.

1.

A whip 2. Fifty per cent 3. Jumping insect 4. Particle of matter 5. Animal flesh as food 6. Horse’s gait 7. Upper-class person

8. Datum 9. Cash register 10. Permits 11. Self-satisfied 12. Objective 13. Use one’s eyes 14. Chesspiece 15. Sport 16. Cultivate land