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Across
  1. 2. mysterious, puzzling, secretive
  2. 5. to bring parts together into a single whole
  3. 6. to convert a message or text into code
  4. 8. originating in a particular region or country; native
  5. 9. an expression or saying that is part of informal speech, usually location-specific
  6. 11. descendents; offspring; something that originates from something else
  7. 12. having fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech
Down
  1. 1. the science of heredity (how traits are passed from parent to offspring)
  2. 3. a message or writing in code
  3. 4. excessive talking or wordiness; overly chatty
  4. 7. being identical or consistently the same
  5. 10. the totality of known and supposed objects and phenomena throughout the entirety of existence