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The Clue
Exclamation of woe (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ALAS
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Notes
The answer ALAS is very common and appears about once every 28 puzzles.
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More's the pity!
"Oh, woe!"
"___! poor Yorick"
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Sad cry
Sigh for Yorick
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"Too bad!"
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Woeful cry
Woeful word
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"Poor Yorick" preceder
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Word for poor Yorick
Word said with a sigh
As bad luck would have it
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"