| Ready to shut one's mouth (4,5) |
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| Payment for a mime's performance? (2 wds.) |
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| Shady payment intended to shut someone up |
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| Bribe to keep quiet (4,5) |
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| Spooner's pap, sweetheart, is a bribe (4,5) |
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| Payment to silence strange hums interrupting sweetheart |
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| Bribe paid to ensure secrecy (4,5) |
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| The cost of quiet, say (In this answer, note letters 1 and 6-9) |
Universal |
02 Sep 2024 |
| The price of silence? (4,5) |
The Guardian Quick |
21 May 2024 |
| Cash used to cover up a secret |
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| Payment to remain silent |
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| A bribe to keep silent about something (4,5) |
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| It's paid by Spooner to cover up mess with sweetener |
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| Won't a teller handle such cash? (4,5) |
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| Bribe paid to ensure silence |
The Guardian Speedy |
25 Jun 2023 |
| Opposite of a speaking fee? |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2022 |
| Bribe of a sort |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jan 2022 |
| Bribe of a sort |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 May 2016 |
| Sum for keeping mum |
New York Times |
07 Jan 2016 |
| Sum for keeping mum |
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| Silence is golden when this is paid? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jun 2015 |
| Do-re-mi for a potential singer? |
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| Librarian's income? |
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| Librarian's income? |
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| Under-the-table payment |
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| Under-the-table payment |
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| Bribe of a sort |
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| Reward for keeping secrets |
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| Bribe |
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| Bribe |
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| Counterpart of a speaking fee? |
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| Clams to clam up |
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| Bribe of a sort. |
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