Coder breaker

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Across
  1. 4. A twin that’s not the same inside
  2. 6. Worn when hiding who you are
  3. 8. A sound that won’t let go
  4. 11. How something’s said, not what
  5. 12. What drowns out the important bits
  6. 15. The bit they try to keep from you
  7. 17. Not clear, like smeared ink
  8. 18. Where light hides the truth
  9. 20. Covering the truth with noise
  10. 21. Whispers that don’t want to be heard
  11. 22. One small piece of something bigger
  12. 24. When the room holds its breath
Down
  1. 1. What rises when you finally speak
  2. 2. Truth wrapped in more than one thing
  3. 3. A message small enough to miss
  4. 5. A breath before the truth comes out
  5. 7. Catches what you don’t want heard
  6. 8. A change that shapes the message
  7. 9. What’s left when all the lies fall off
  8. 10. Where truth stares back at you
  9. 13. The border around what you’re shown
  10. 14. What happens when silence ends
  11. 16. A soft command to silence everything
  12. 19. What’s there, but not yet seen
  13. 23. Already revealed — small joining word