To give away a secret or tell a piece of news too soon: “She wasn’t supposed to know. Somebody must have ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG | 12 |
| BLABBED | 8 |
| LET IT SLIP | 8 |
| SPILLED THE BEANS | 7 |
| JUMPED THE GUN | 4 |
| TIPPED HER OFF | 4 |
| SQUEALED | 2 |
| TOLD TALES OUT OF SCHOOL | 2 |
| LEAKED IT OUT | 1 |
| PUNTED | 1 |
| SLIPPED | 1 |
| SNITCHED | 1 |
| TALKED OUT OF SCHOOL | 1 |
| TALKED OUT OF TURN | 1 |
| TOLD | 1 |
| TOLD HER | 1 |
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