“Sad to say...” crossword clue
66 Across · WSJ Crossword, August 9, 2026 · 4 letters
Explanation
The answer to ““Sad to say...”” is ALAS. It appears as 66 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 9, 2026, a Sunday puzzle titled “Outward Bound” by Prasanna Keshava, and it fills 4 squares running left to right from row 14, column 1 of the 15×15 grid.
The clue gives an example and asks for the broader category it belongs to. The entry begins with A and ends with S, and contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Weekend puzzles follow the same conventions as the weekday grids, pitched a notch above midweek, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer ALAS:
- “Sorry to say...”Aug 27, 2026
- “Sadly...”Aug 3, 2026