Crossword clues for ___ to break it to you, but ... 5 letters:BREAKStart a rackBREAKFold under pressureBREAKDawn.BREAKIt can precede the words at either end of 20-, 39-, and 58-AcrossBREAKNeed fixingBREAKFractureBREAKEscape, with "out"BREAKEightball starterBREAKShort vacationBREAKOpening action on a 58-AcrossBREAKWord missing from 17, 23, 44, 56 AcrossBREAKInterruptionBREAKTime away from workBREAKCome apartBREAKNine ball beginningBREAKRecessBREAKShort recessBREAKPool openingBREAKShout from those huddled togetherBREAKHead-clearing span, perhapsBREAKStart a billiards matchBREAKOpening shot in billiardsBREAKTV interval.BREAKJazz solo cadenzaBREAKRespiteBREAKSocial blunder: Slang.BREAKDisclose, as news.BREAKWhat curve balls do.BREAKReveal, as newsBREAKStart a snooker gameBREAKSnap, crack or pop, maybeBREAKDo better than, as a scoreBREAKChance piece of luck: Slang.BREAKRespite from workBREAKThe "five" in "take five," e.g.BREAKTime-outBREAKHiatus.BREAKCrack.BREAKWhat to do with the newsBREAKStart of a billiards gameBREAKRequire fixingBREAKTake five, sayBREAKBit of luckBREAKSpring ___BREAKCoffee ___BREAKWork stoppage?BREAKCoffee timeBREAKTameBREAKIntermission, for exampleBREAKWith 57-Down, part of a morning routine
