Puzzle One

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Across
  1. 2. When efforts pay off/ Stage of full development
  2. 4. Steal the spotlight from/ When a heavenly body photobombs another
  3. 5. Hatch a plan/ give birth to an idea
  4. 8. Temporary retreat from reality/ Period of dormancy
  5. 10. Connect the dots/ Gather from the evidence
  6. 11. Boundlessly; seeming without limit
  7. 14. Weighty in content/ Beyond surface level
  8. 15. Not obtuse in every sense/ ouch
  9. 17. Lurk beneath the surface/ Be the bedrock of
  10. 18. Sphere of influence/ field of expertise/ Ruler’s kingdom
  11. 20. Like smartphones these days/ Stupidity
Down
  1. 1. Assign a meaning to/ Derive interpretation of
  2. 3. Sure as tomorrow/ Like death and taxes
  3. 6. Going well beyond the surface/ Like a philosophers thought
  4. 7. Ultimate downfall/ The last breath
  5. 9. Show unmistakingly/ Bring into reality/ Make known
  6. 12. In the shadows, figuratively/ Vague/ Only known to a few
  7. 13. Identify despite obscurity/ Separate signal from static
  8. 16. Where everything has been leading/ The grand finale
  9. 19. Sit forgotten and unused/ Lose momentum over time/ Drift into obscurity