| Pentagon problem | 16 |
| Patch's place | 17 |
| Occasional news source | 22 |
| Not hold water, say | 19 |
| Newshawk's source, often | 28 |
| News spill | 10 |
| News source, perhaps | 20 |
| News source, at times | 21 |
| News source at times | 21 |
| Need a caulking | 15 |
| National security problem | 25 |
| Loose lips, so to speak | 23 |
| Little hole, maybe | 18 |
| Let slip to the press | 21 |
| Let out surreptitiously | 23 |
| Lapse in secrecy | 16 |
| Julian Assange release | 22 |
| Julian Assange posting | 22 |
| Job for Mr. Fixit | 17 |
| It could start rumors | 21 |
| Inside info source | 18 |
| Inform surreptitiously | 22 |
| Hiss source | 11 |
| Hiss cause | 10 |
| Frequent source of Washington news | 34 |
| Escaping fluid | 14 |
| Escape route of a kind | 22 |
| Edward Snowden disclosure | 25 |
| Drip from a pipe, e.g. | 22 |
| Diaper prevention | 17 |
| Dam nuisance | 12 |
| D.C. security breach | 20 |
| Come out wrong? | 15 |
| Cause of spillage | 17 |
| Boatman's headache | 22 |
| Boating problem | 15 |
| Boat problem | 12 |
| Betrayal of sorts | 17 |
| Basis of a reporter's scoop, perhaps | 40 |
| Balloonist's worry | 22 |
| Admit water | 11 |
| A drop in the bucket, perhaps | 29 |
| Electrical problem | 18 |
| Problem with pipes | 18 |
| Pen problem | 11 |
| What escapes | 12 |
| Waste of a sort | 15 |
| Runoff | 6 |
| Result of bad insulation | 24 |
| Possible result of a crack | 26 |
| Escape of a sort | 16 |
| Atomic-plant danger | 19 |
| Amount getting out | 18 |
| Couldn't keep a secret | 26 |
| Disclosed, as secret data | 25 |
| Wasn't watertight | 21 |
| Told an official secret | 23 |
| Spilled D.C. beans | 18 |
| Released without authorization | 30 |
| Passed illegally, maybe | 23 |
| Made known, sub rosa | 20 |
| Got out, as information | 23 |
| Got out early, as a release | 27 |
| Gave out information surreptitiously | 36 |
| Gave news on the q. t. | 22 |
| Escaped, as liquid | 18 |
| Dripped from the pipe | 21 |
| Didn't hold water | 21 |
| More unreliable, as a boat | 26 |
| More in need of a plug | 22 |
| Less secure | 11 |
| Less seaworthy | 14 |
| Less likely to stay inflated | 28 |
| Dripping more | 13 |
| Most holey | 10 |
| Most apt to sink | 16 |
| Having the least integrity | 26 |
| Drip from a bad pipe | 20 |
| Become known without approval, as state secrets | 47 |
| Divulge likely candidates? | 26 |
| Seeps | 5 |
| Plumber's concerns | 22 |
| Security problems | 17 |
| Security breaches | 17 |
| Unauthorized news sources | 25 |
| Signs that you need a new roof | 30 |
| Premature disclosures | 21 |
| Plumber's problems | 22 |
| Escapes gradually | 17 |
| White House plumbing problems? | 30 |
| Unauthorized disclosures | 24 |
| Spills information | 18 |
| Sources or problems for investigators | 37 |
| Some news sources | 17 |
| Security issues | 15 |
| Security issue | 14 |
| Roofing problems | 16 |
| Radiator problems | 17 |
| Plumbers' moneymakers | 25 |
| Plumbers' foes | 18 |