1) Acted the fink 2) Apprised 3) Author levin 4) Blabbed 5) Broke the news 6) Broke the news to 7) Came clean 8) Divulged 9) Gave away verbally 10) Gave it away 11) Gave the show away 12) Had a marked effect with on 13) Had an effect 14) Informed 15) Let in on 16) Let the cat out 17) Let the cat out of the bag Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/told