A literary word for an animator or an inspirer; or, a fink, nose, supergrass, whistle-blower or other messenger of often incriminating news (8) Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For A literary word for an animator or an inspirer; or, a fink, nose, supergrass, whistle-blower or other messenger of often incriminating news (8):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INFORMER A literary word for an animator or an inspirer; or, a fink, nose, supergrass, whistle-blower or other messenger of often incriminating news (8) (8)
5% REFEREE Whistle blower (7) LA Times Daily Oct 3, 2025
5% REF Whistle blower (3) New York Times Aug 20, 2025
4% THATIS "In other words ..." (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
4% SNOWDEN Noted N.S.A. whistle-blower (7) New York Times Aug 10, 2025
4% REFS Some whistle blowers (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 19, 2025
3% RNA Genetic messenger (3) Universal Oct 13, 2025
3% TIDINGS News, word (7) The Times Concise Oct 6, 2025
3% GEE [low whistle] (3) LA Times Daily Sep 27, 2025
3% RINGTAIL Collar on dog for other animal (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 25, 2025
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