| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ship sinkers, proverbially (5,4) | ||
| Part of a blabbing metaphor | The Washington Post | 04 May 2019 |
| Part of a blabbing metaphor | LA Times Daily | 04 May 2019 |
| Part of a blabbing metaphor | ||
| Proverbial ship sinkers | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Mar 2016 |
| Tendency to be indiscreet | New York Times | 13 Mar 2015 |
| Tendency to be indiscreet | ||
| Ship sinkers, in an old saying | ||
| Ship sinkers? | ||
| They sink ships, it is said | ||
| Ships' sinkers? |