The Clue
Sad poem (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ELEGY
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Notes
The answer ELEGY is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
Related Clues
"Adonais" is one
Dirge
Gray's ___
Lament
Lamentation
Churchyard piece
Gray poem
Gray work
Gray's greatest
"In Memoriam," e.g.
Milton's "Lycidas," for one
Mournful piece
Mournful poem
Nostalgic poem
Nostalgic work
Passing lines?
Plaintive piece
Plaintive poem
Poem of lament
Poetry piece
Shelley's "Adonais" is one
Somber song
Sorrowful poem
Whitman work
Words of farewell
Gray's claim to fame
Milton's "Lycidas," e.g.
Poem for the dearly departed
Shelley's "Adonais," e.g.
T. Gray opus
Thomas Gray piece
Thomas Gray work
Lines of grief?
"___ Written in a Country Churchyard"
Gray's brought him praise
Gray's "churchyard" poem, e.g.
Pensive poem, such as "Adonais"
Thomas Gray wrote a famous one
Definition
ELEGY as a noun:
1. (elegy, lament) = a mournful poem; a lament for the dead