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@Ultracrepidarian
If you are comfortable shifting your body weight round above your road bike (arse off the back of the saddle, bike leaning one way with your body counterbalancing on the other side etc...) then you should cope easily with a cross bike off road. There are always tips and tricks for which I would recommend one of the skills days that tend to run in late autumn ahead of the new season.
As for riding road on a cross bike, just fit skinny tyres and away you go. I've ridden mine in the Dolomites and the extra braking power came in handy.