Daily Mail 8'6'15

[dannyk13]

Having trouble parsing 12a. Cut back off box to spill the beans(4) Tell?

[mallyh]

tell (y)

[1ozzy]

Box,,, television,,,Tell(y)

[Calibax]

Tell(y)

[Scothern20]

The box is a 'telly'. Cut off the end 'y' and you have tell. 'Spill the beans'

[retrocop]

tell(y)

[1ozzy]

When I saw this post with "Dannyk13" under it I honestly thought it had been answered ;-)

[retrocop]

Good morning danny.Just completed the crosswords.I found today's cryptic a real stinker. :-)

[dannyk13]

Doh, brain freeze.

[retrocop]

1ozzy
Me likewise. I doubt we will see the likes of that again in my lifetime. As rare as Haley's Comet. :-)