Spinning stick, first to break little bulb Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Spinning stick, first to break little bulb last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DISTAFF.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DISTAFF Spinning stick, first to break little bulb (7) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 25, 2023
6% SNAP Break into two, as a stick (4)
6% CLEMENT Mild Liberal breaking stick (7) The Sun Two Speed Jul 21, 2025
6% PILOTLIGHT Edison's first bulb? (10) Wall Street Journal Jul 1, 2025
5% HYACINTH Fragrant bulb flower (8) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2025
5% TNT Stick with a kick (3) Newsday Sep 4, 2025
5% CANES Walking sticks (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 3, 2025
5% ONION Edible bulb (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 30, 2025
5% CLEAVE Split or stick (6) Newsday Aug 30, 2025
5% SKEWER Stick in a kebab (6) USA Today Aug 27, 2025

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