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The Clue

"'Tis a pity" (4 letter answer)

The Answer

ALAS

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Notes

The answer ALAS is very common and appears about once every 28 puzzles.

Related Clues

Ach!
"Bummer!"
"Lackaday!"
Lamentation
Pity!
[sigh]
"Unfortunately ..."
Wellaway!
Ah me!
Consoler's word
Cry of sorrow
Dolorous exclamation
Dramatic cry
" . . . ___ for England": Chesterton
Exclamation of sorrow
Expression of concern
Expression of sadness
Lament for Yorick
More's the pity!
"Oh, woe!"
"___! poor Yorick"
Relative of "oy"
Resigned remark
Sad cry
Sigh for Yorick
"It's a pity"
"Too bad!"
Too bad!
"Woe is me!"
Woeful cry
Woeful word
Word of distress
Word of woe
Word for Yorick
"Poor Yorick" preceder
"Sustineo ___," U.S.A.F. motto
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"