The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STRAWS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1966.
Proverbial back-breakers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STRAWS | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Proverbial back-breakers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- straw
- rat
- moss
- bayard
- riley
- cat
- money
- two
- loser
- love
- needle
- nero
Crossword Answer definitions
STRAWS noun- A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
- Such dried stalks considered collectively.
- A drinking straw.
- A pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
- Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing.
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