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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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% REF Whistle blower (3) New York Times Midi Oct 29, 2026
4% SNOUT Animal's nose (5) LA Times Mini Nov 5, 2026
4% REFUTE Deny whistle-blower an Aussie truck (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 1, 2026
4% REFS Professional whistle blowers, for short (4) The Atlantic Sep 8, 2026
3% GOODAND Literary 7 is excellent - a new Dickens (4,3,4) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 5, 2026
3% BIGDEAL Words that often follow "no" (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 1, 2026
3% COMMONSPEECH Words which are often heard * (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 31, 2026
3% NOVA A whole new word? (4) The Atlantic Oct 30, 2026
3% RNA Messenger ___ (3) USA Today Oct 21, 2026
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We found 40 solutions 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). The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is INFORMER.

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