| Hide |
| Enfold |
| Conceal |
| Whitewash |
| Scandal subterfuge |
| Loose outer garment |
| Withhold information |
| Conceal, as misdeeds |
| Concealment of crime |
| Concealment of facts |
| Watergate subterfuge |
| Suppression of a sort |
| Crisis management ploy |
| Scandal damage control |
| Part of many a scandal |
| Relative of a whitewash |
| Scandal management ploy |
| Investigation revelation |
| The scandal of Watergate, essentially |
| Illegal concealment ... and a hint to ten Across answers in this puzzle |