Tells them to be quiet and blames them unfairly for mess (8)
I believe the answer is:
shambles
'mess' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'tells them to be quiet and blames them unfairly' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'be' could be 'am' and 'am' is found in the answer.
'quiet' could be 'sh' ('sh' is used to tell someone to be quiet) and 'sh' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shambles that I've seen before include "Butchery - chaos" , "Lurches" , "Chaotic place - slaughterhouse" , "State of total disorder" , "Mediaeval street in York" .)