The Clue
Darn it! (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ALAS
Tags
Notes
The answer ALAS is very common and appears about once every 28 puzzles.
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Wellaway
"Ah me!"
"Ah, me!"
Ah me!
Cry of despair
Cry of dismay
Cry of regret
Cry of woe
Despondent comment
Expression of sadness
Expression of sorrow
Lament for Yorick
Neighbor of Can.
"Oh no!"
"Oh, woe!"
Pitiful interjection
Poetic sigh
Poet's plaint
"___! poor Yorick . . . "
Relative of "oy"
Sad disyllable
"Sad to say ..."
Sighed cry
"Sorry to say ..."
"Too bad!"
"What a pity!"
"Woe is me!"
Woeful word
Word of regret
Word of woe
"C'est la vie"
Cry said with a sigh
End of a Stein line
"I am miserable"
"___! poor Yorick": Shak.
"Sustineo ___," U.S.A.F. motto
Word for poor Yorick
Word said with a sigh
Preceder of a bit of bad news
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Definition
ALA as a noun:
1. a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"
2. a wing of an insect
ALAS as an adverb:
1. (unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alas) = by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"