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[101043]

Three words (4,3,4) eleven letters in all.
Clue: "Disclose a secret, force air onto hook?"

???A ??? ??F?
Any help gratefully received

[Mamyalynne]

Huff and puff ?

[Mamyalynne]

Blow the gaff

[Mamyalynne]

ignore first attempt

[Quizmonkey]

Blow the gaff

[Baldric]

Blow the gaff ?

[Baldric]

idioms.thefreedictionary.com/blow the gaffCached
blow the gaff (British old-fashioned, informal) to cause trouble for someone by letting other people know something that they were trying to keep secret

[101043]

Thank you, Baldric and others. 'Blow the Gaff' fits nicely, but it upsets another difficult clue, in one letter

The clue is "plant displaying seasonal colour" (11) for which I had tentatively entered: APOCYNACEAE. If Blow the Gaff is correct (and I think it is), then this other clue should now begin with W. Only the two E at the end of the word are safely anchored. Any ideas on this latter problem?

[Captain2]

Winteraceae?

noun - small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae

[scorpiojo]

Wintergreen?

[Captain2]

Think Jo's answer more likely

[101043]

Thank you, Captain2. Your suggestion fits nicely, and is certainly seasonal!
This is best andwer.

[scorpiojo]

..or not ;o)

[Baldric]

So do I Cap't


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintergreen

[Baldric]

Can I change my mind please?
;o)

[scorpiojo]

No :)))

[Mamyalynne]

Last chance!!

[101043]

Yes, Wintergreen will fit best, so thank you to all, and happy crosswording!

[scorpiojo]

Thank you :)