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Against the Grain

This puzzle challenges convention with wordplay themed around innovation, leadership, and breaking the status quo.

1.Function or purpose, like that of a novel tool

5.Boldly confront, as a challenge

6.Shatter, as a record or the status quo

8.Ones who go against the grain, often

10.Start from scratch

11.A conventional pattern, or something to shape Jell-O

12.The ___ or nothing approach of a revolutionary?

2.Self-assured, like one who's confident in their own path

3.Creates, as in '___ waves'

4.The minimum amount, or not at ___ concerned with conformity?

5.No longer in vogue, like an outdated tradition

6.Assign fault, a risk for any innovator

7.Like an adopter of a disruptive technology

9.Authentic, not conforming to a stereotype

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