'The last . . . . . broke the camel's back' |
STRAW |
Aesop wrote a lot of them |
FABLES |
American novelist . . . . . . Hemingway |
ERNEST |
Be of help or advantage |
AVAIL |
Bent on, resolved |
INTENT |
Cause to become unfriendly or hostile |
ALIENATE |
Conventional manual greeting |
HANDSHAKE |
Cried noisily like baby seeking attention |
BAWLED |
Decline into an inferior state |
LAPSE |
Discouraged or prevented from doing |
DETERRED |
Excessive sound |
NOISE |
First note of tonic sol-fa |
DOH |
Fruit of common thorn tree (3) |
HAW |
I tear away, being annoyed |
IRATE |
Interfere or tinker |
MEDDLE |
Length of spun cotton or wool |
THREAD |
Lifeless, showing no signs of activity |
INANIMATE |
Masticated between teeth - maybe gum |
CHEWED |