Winding stick first to break bulb Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Winding stick first to break bulb last seen in Times 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 Winding stick first to break bulb (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 6, 2023
3% ONION Edible bulb (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 30, 2025
3% WATT Bulb measure (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 25, 2025
3% SNAP Break into two, as a stick (4)
3% CLEMENT Mild Liberal breaking stick (7) The Sun Two Speed Jul 21, 2025
3% REPEL Resist quietly breaking wind (5) (5)
3% GALE Strong wind - that might break "a leg"? (4)
3% PILOTLIGHT Edison's first bulb? (10) Wall Street Journal Jul 1, 2025
3% ADHERE Redhead almost breaking stick (6)
2% HYACINTH Fragrant bulb flower (8) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2025

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