Knocking the head off a pencil is the last straw (8,5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BREAKINGPOINT Knocking the head off a pencil is the last straw (8,5) (13) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 7, 2024
8% THATDOESIT "This is the last straw!" (10) Premier Sunday Nov 30, 2025
7% NUB Last bit of a pencil (3) Universal Nov 28, 2025
6% PANAMAHATS Straw headgear (10) Wall Street Journal Dec 8, 2025
6% AVERT Head off (5) Newsday Dec 4, 2025
6% BEAT Needing to knock off (4) Newsday Oct 2, 2025
5% GINGER Chorister heading off after good redhead (6) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 16, 2025
5% DECKED Knocked to the floor (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
5% ERASER Pencil end (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 9, 2025
5% DEAN Head Dane off (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Dec 9, 2025

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