Answer: telltales

AnswerCrossword Clue
TELLTALESStretch the truth
TELLTALESFib
TELLTALESBlabber
TELLTALESStrings on sails that indicate the wind direction
TELLTALESChaucer and Hawthorne ...
TELLTALESInformers
TELLTALESLie
TELLTALESDead giveaways
telltalesA device or object that automatically gives a visual indication of the state or presence of something
telltalesTELLTALE, a tattler (one who tattles (to tell tales))
telltalesA person, esp. a child, who reports others' wrongdoings or reveals their secrets
telltales(on a sailboat) A piece of string or fabric that shows the direction and force of the wind