RIDDLE ME UP!:Research Edition

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Across
  1. 4. Like a sail in a boat, that sways to the tide I too direct myself to one side But beware of my influence, it's not always fair For I tend to lean towards what's already there.
  2. 7. I'm sought after by scholars, yet elusive as a ghost. I guard the treasures of academia, but only the persistent find me. What am I?
  3. 8. No colours or clay involved, lines manageable or gnarled. In search of the unresolved, leaving all the sculptors charmed.
  4. 10. I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with numbers. What am I?
  5. 11. "I’m an educated guess, In science, I confess. I’m tested and probed, In labs, I’m globed. What am I?"
  6. 13. I am a methodical explorer, probing the depths of truth with precision. What am I?”
Down
  1. 1. I summarize the core without any bias, a brief of the whole, no need to be pious. What am I?
  2. 2. “Radiant beams I unleash, dazzling all in my wake, Yet too much of me, and vision I forsake.
  3. 3. "In the labyrinth of inquiry, I navigate the pathways of interconnected knowledge. What am I?"
  4. 5. I'm a thread in the fabric of knowledge, weaving together ideas from distant lands. I connect past discoveries with future innovations. What am I?
  5. 6. I'm the measure of truth, the seal of trust. With "reliability" as my best pal, I ensure that the results are true for one and all
  6. 9. I'm a question mark. Always seeking answers, day and night. With a thirst for knowledge, I never tire What am I?
  7. 12. I begin with questions, seek answers wide and far, analyze data to see the patterns that are. What am I?