#Hints

- The words around the rings overlap.
- All words around the rings are the same length.
- That length is eight characters.
- Words on the spokes start with the first letter at the outside and go inward
- Read the final solution around the outside of the ring (the letters in the half-circles)

#Circular Answers

1. not read-only : editable
2. Food like Hummus and baba ghanoush : Lebanese
3. harshly, extremely : severely
4. They write songs : lyricist
5. [Hunter S.] Thompson's illustrator : Steadman
6. Films like The Little Mermaid, Pinocchio, and The Lion King : animated
7.  to adjust and control, often with government oversight : regulate
8.  of clocks, calendars, and time travel : temporal
9.  rebellious coalition : alliance
10. decadal tallies : censuses
11. Italian coffee : espresso
12. Instructions for chips : software

#Radial Answers

creeping vine : tendril
argued over price : haggled
the period after Friday : weekend
mentally distressing : anxious
to make correct : rectify
rebellious absence : truancy
abstain or avoid : eschews
patterned linens or silks (plural) : damask

#Final Solution

thwarted