Give up article going into some football draw with the Spanish (5,2,3,5)
I believe the answer is:
throw in the towel
'give up' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'article going into some football draw with the spanish' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'article' could be 'the' (the definite article) and 'the' is found within the answer.
'into' could be 'in' and 'in' is found in the answer.
'draw' could be 'tow' (both can mean to pull along) and 'tow' is present in the answer.
'with' could be 'w' (short for with) and 'w' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for throw in the towel that I've seen before include "Withdraw" , "admit defeat" , "Give up a venture" , "Cave in" , "Make a concession" .)