Answer: fesses

AnswerCrossword Clue
FESSESComes clean, with "up"
FESSES.. up (admits)
FESSESOwns (up)
FESSESAdmits, with "up"
FESSESHeraldic bands.
FESSES... up (admits, for short)
FESSESAdmits (with "up")
FESSESOwns (up to)
fessesteacher
fessesordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon