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Across
  1. 3. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
  2. 4. causing harm or damage : divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children.
  3. 7. the use of many words where fewer would do, esp. in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive : his admission came after years of circumlocution | he used a number of poetic circumlocutions.
  4. 10. give the right to vote too: a proposal that foreigners should be enfranchised for local elections
Down
  1. 1. sail all the way around (something, esp. the world).
  2. 2. cause(someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
  3. 5. a manifestation of a divine or supernatural being. • a moment of sudden revelation or insight
  4. 6. modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence : a diffident youth.
  5. 8. rude in a mean-spirited and surly way : it seems churlish to complain.
  6. 9. (of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually. Often contrasted with evergreen.