I'm so smart, so clever...

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Across
  1. 2. To have a positive opinion of someone or something
  2. 4. To give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person
  3. 7. To ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused
  4. 9. Ahead of time, early
  5. 10. The right or permission to join or enter a place, a group, etc.
  6. 11. To judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something
  7. 12. To examine a crime, problem, statement, etc.
Down
  1. 1. To come near or nearer to something or someone
  2. 3. A synonym of the the words "condition" and "demand"
  3. 5. To recognize how good someone or something is and to value him, her, or it
  4. 6. To use a vacuum cleaner
  5. 8. To say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with you