Crossword clues for ___ to break it to you, but ... 5 letters:BREAKNine ball beginningBREAKHuddle enderBREAKBit of luckBREAKShort recessBREAKWork stoppage?BREAKIntermissionBREAKStroke of luckBREAKFractureBREAKShatterBREAKTake tenBREAKReveal, as newsBREAKStart a game of poolBREAKEscape, with "out"BREAKInterruptionBREAKWord that can follow the last word of 17- and 54-Across and 11- and 27-DownBREAKWord missing from 17, 23, 44, 56 AcrossBREAKTime-outBREAKTake fiveBREAKTime-out for coffeeBREAKWhat to do with the newsBREAKPeriod between sessionsBREAKOpening action on a 58-AcrossBREAKShout from those huddled togetherBREAKSchool vacationBREAKJazz solo cadenzaBREAKHead-clearing span, perhapsBREAKTime for coffeeBREAKCoffee timeBREAKTameBREAKRespite from workBREAKDo better than, as a scoreBREAKNeed fixingBREAKShort vacationBREAKEightball starterBREAKStart a billiards gameBREAKIntermission, for exampleBREAKCoffee ___BREAKChance piece of luck: Slang.BREAKCrack.BREAK-BREAKWith 48-Down, it follows Yom KippurBREAKIt can precede the words at either end of 20-, 39-, and 58-AcrossBREAKDisperse from a huddleBREAKWith 65-Across, go against the group ... or what the shaded squares literally do in the answers to the starred cluesBREAKWhat curve balls do.BREAKSocial blunder: Slang.BREAKHiatus.BREAKTV interval.BREAKSpring ___BREAKWith 57-Down, part of a morning routine
