Lead-in to unfortunate news Crossword Clue

• "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

More clues from this crossword

• 5-Down Reason to ask "What do you see?"
• 6-Down England's Isle of ___
• 7-Down Its East African equivalent is "bwana"
• 8-Down Building block
• 9-Down Muscle shirt wearer's pride
• 10-Across Los ___, West Coast home of Netflix
• 10-Down Gift that's not always welcome
• 12-Down Go out of one's way
• 13-Down Lowest pack member
• 14-Down Tab holder, e.g.
• 15-Across Carnival transport
• 16-Down Very, informally