SPIRAL XWORD

The ice hockey franchise based in Seattle which joined America’s National Hockey League in 2021 has what name? 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 Ancient Japanese warrior (7) 2 Björk’s home country (7) 3 One Hundred and One _, Disney film (10)

4 Holy (6)

5 Sir Francis _, Elizabethan explorer (5) 6 Child sent away for safety in the war (7) 7 Meets unexpectedly (10)

8 JD _, Catcher in the Rye author (8) 9 Simple wind instrument (8) 10 Jennifer Aniston’s Friends character (6) 11 Sea rescue vessel (8)

12 Claw (5)

13 The Social _, 2010 film (7)

14 Chess piece (6)

15 Greg Davies and Alex Horne’s comedy game show (10) 16 Respond (5)