The answer to each clue below is a six-letter word that encircles its number in the hex grid. The indicator by each number shows where that answer starts, but you’ll have to figure out if the word should go clockwise or counterclockwise. When the grid is complete, the top and bottom rows will spell out a common phrase.
1. Increments on a ruler
2. Give a hard time to
3. Alternative to the elevator
4. Item in a baby bag
5. Is the same as
6. Croquet need
7. Video game with falling blocks
8. King’s son
9. Oscar, for one
10. Team spirit
11. Small amount, as of food
12. Elaborately decorated
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