Lead-in to bad news Crossword Clue

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• IFEAR5 letters

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  Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between June 2015 and October 2017.

• "What a pity!"

  New York Times · Wednesday, July 15, 2026 · 4 letters

• "___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio"

  New York Times · Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · 4 letters

• Lead-in to "poor Yorick!"

  New York Times · Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · 4 letters

• Cry often accompanied by a sigh

  New York Times · Sunday, May 3, 2026 · 4 letters

• "Sorry to say …"

  New York Times · Sunday, March 1, 2026 · 4 letters

• "Oh, cruel fate!"

  New York Times · Sunday, February 8, 2026 · 4 letters

• "That's a real shame"

  New York Times · Wednesday, December 17, 2025 · 4 letters

• [Sigh]

  New York Times · Wednesday, November 26, 2025 · 4 letters

• "Sad to say …"

  New York Times · Friday, September 12, 2025 · 4 letters

• "___, that love, so gentle in his view, / Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!": "Romeo and Juliet"

  New York Times · Thursday, September 4, 2025 · 4 letters

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