Ft 15579

[diac]

16d he gives things away - but is not admired for it (5) ?n?a? Does a sneak give things away? anwar gave things away. my aunt ennas gave it away but she was admired

[Mamyalynne]

Sneak - gives the game away

[aelmpvw]

seen as inlaw but i can't parse it

[diac]

i always trust my mammy but what game? big game? the numbers game? the skin game? pajama game? Harvard-Yale game? war game? i'm always game.

[elliemay1]

Found this on Crossword Solver:
He gives things away - but is not admired for it SNEAK The Telegraph - Cryptic - Oct 27 2003

[diac]

dear Elymight voting isnt even a good way to choose a government much less a witticism. i do believe it's sneak but quoting the telegraph is less authoritative than Ms Alynne .. did dante set the other puzzle?

[Mamyalynne]

He let's the cat out the bag Diac x

[Buenchico]

A sneak gives secrets away.

Those of us who are old to have read 'Jennings' and 'Billy Bunter' stories will have encountered the word 'sneak' many times.

e.g.
‘For goodness sake, keep this dark, Bunter!’ exclaimed Wharton.
‘Eh?’ Billy Bunter blinked at him. ‘Think I’d tell Quelch? I’m not a sneak, I hope.'
[Billy Bunter: The Hiker, Frank Richards]

[diac]

OK so sneak can be snitch. can tweak be twitch? and beak be ...

[Mamyalynne]

Back in your box now....

[diac]

apologies .. i'm weak , i mean witch

[Mamyalynne]

Hmmm :-)

[Dominique_J]

What an awful crossword this was. Full of really pathetic cryptic definitions.