SPIRAL XWORD

The Theft Act 1968 abolished what term as a technical definition within UK law that had been codified in an eponymous 1916 Act? The answer to each clue (apart from the first) begins with the last letter of the preceding answer. The shaded squares will spell out the one-word answer.

1 Witch’s laugh (6)

2 _ Rita, 1983 film (9)

3 Small grotesque stone figure (8) 4 Keen (5)

5 Salad item (6)

6 Salty barbecue cheese (8) 7 Björk’s country (7)

8 Yellow garden weed (9)

9 The _, Isle of Wight rock formation (7) 10 TV’S teenage witch (7)

11 In another country (6)

12 Small sour plum (6) 13 Prehistoric period (9)

14 Sign of the zodiac (9)

15 Active at night (9)

16 Noisy (4)