Answer: coverup

AnswerCrossword Clue
COVERUPWhitewash
COVERUPHide
COVERUPTry to keep quiet
COVERUPWatergate subterfuge
COVERUPConceal, as misdeeds
COVERUPInvestigation revelation
COVERUPHide, as evidence.
COVERUPHide.
COVERUPConceal.
COVERUPRelative of a whitewash
COVERUPScandal subterfuge
COVERUPCrisis management ploy
COVERUPPart of many a scandal
coverupconcealment of illegal activity, a blunder, etc.
coverupsomething used to conceal improper activity