Day 12 - "Branch"

This puzzle is mostly inspired by those branching crosswords in The Fool's Errand.

• Alpha Draconis: THUBAN
• Ant acid: FORMIC
• Creator of Mr. Robot: ESMAIL
• Four fire-breathing triceratops on a rickety ferris wheel: REZNOR
• Lawyer Zuckerkorn's replacement: LOBLAW
• Meg Murry's married name: O'KEEFE
• Pointy hats for bishops: MITRES (or MITERS if you want)
• Portrayed Ziegler on The West Wing: SCHIFF
• Ricky's nickname for the TR-6 mannequin: ELAINE
• Steely Dan is never gonna do it without this on: THE FEZ

		F
		O											L
		R											O
		M	I	T	R	E	S						B
		I		H				E	S	M	A	I	L
		C		U					C				A
O				B	R	A	N	C	H				W
K				A					I		R
E	L	A	I	N	E				F		E
E						T	H	E	F	E	Z
F											N
E											O
											R

The highlighted letters at the ends of the branches spell FLOWER, which is the answer. The unhighlighted letters at the ends of branches spell SECRET, which is not the answer.

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