Brits Can’t Get Enough of This Tea Bit: Can You Solve This Crossword Clue?

The answer to the crossword question “Bit of tea, to Brits is RUMOUR” is the word “Earful“. In British English, the phrase “an earful of” is used as a slang term for a piece of gossip or news that one has heard. The clue refers to how the British use the word “tea” as a slang term for gossip and rumors, which means that a “bit of tea” is a small bit of gossip or rumor. Therefore, the answer “earful” is a word play on the fact that the British refer to gossip as “tea,” and an earful is a common phrase describing that one has heard some news, gossip, etc.