  We consider the dynamical tidal response of a neutron star in an inspiralling
binary, focussing on the impact of the star's elastic crust. Within the context
of Newtonian gravity, we add the elastic aspects to the theoretical formulation
of the problem and quantify the dynamical excitation of different classes of
oscillation modes. The results demonstrate the expectation that the fundamental
mode dominates the tidal response and show how the usual tidal deformability
(and the Love number) emerge in the static limit. In addition, we consider to
what extent the different modes may be excited to a level where the breaking
strain of the crust would be exceeded (locally). The results show that the
fundamental mode may fracture the crust during the late stages of inspiral.
This is also the case for the first gravity mode, which reaches the breaking
threshold in strongly stratified stars. In our models with a fluid ocean,
interface modes associated with the crust-ocean transition may also induce
crust fracture. If this happens it does so earlier in the inspiral, at a lower
orbital frequency.
