Prelude to bad news Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Prelude to bad news . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ALAS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALAS Prelude to bad news (4)
3% PAN Bad review (3) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
3% HACKS Bad writers (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 9, 2025
3% ASS Bad ending? (3) The Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
3% SANKIN Became real, as bad news (6) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
3% EVIL Diabolically bad (4) The Times Concise Oct 4, 2025
3% ROT Go bad (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
3% OOPS "My bad!" (4) USA Today Sep 30, 2025
3% ODOUR Bad smell (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 30, 2025
3% ECHO Take a bite of white chocolate as a prelude to foxtrot (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
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