The "crossword" is a spiral, with clockwise and anticlockwise clues - e.g. 1-6 Participant in a game (Player) and 3-1 Mount pasture (Alp) and 7-4 Victim (Prey)
I have the answers - Calls - DIALS and Put down - LAID.
Sorry for my poor description of the clues and for wasting everyone's time. It is an interesting (if frustrating at times) variation of the traditional grid crossword.