| '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 |