The Clue
Poetic plaint (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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Relative of "oy"
Sad word
"Shucks!," to a poet
"Too bad!"
Voiced sigh
"Woe is me!"
Woeful word
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Word of distress
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"I am miserable"
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"Sustineo ___," U.S.A.F. motto
Word after a loss
Word for poor Yorick
To Hadrian, this was "Heu!"
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"Sustineo ___," U. S. A. F. motto
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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"