Blow the Whistle
What it means
Publicly expose wrongdoing inside an organisation that you are part of.
Where it comes from
Referees and police both stop things with a whistle. The word whistleblower for someone reporting misconduct was pushed into common use in the 1970s by the American campaigner Ralph Nader.
The puzzle it came from
Blow the Whistle was the answer to the Phrasicle of August 24, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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fatal
blow
dryer
lint
roller
portable
fan
club
soda
pop
electric
car
battery
life
cycle
referee
whistle
call
log
cabin
Phrasicle: Blow the Whistle