1) Conceal from the public 2) Concealment of a crime 3) Crisis management ploy 4) Investigation revelation 5) Part of many a scandal 6) Relative of a whitewash 7) Scandal subterfuge 8) Try to keep quiet 9) Watergate misdeed 10) Watergate subterfuge 11) Whitewash Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/coverup