Related Clues:

• Crusty bread parts
• Burnt brisket bits
• Brings down the curtain on
• Comes to a stop, as a play
• Odds and __
• Concludes, as a story
• They can be "loose" or "tight"
• They can be split or burnt
• Crusty slices of bread
• Fades to black, say
• Undesirable bread slices, to many
• They might be loose or split