'Sorry to say . . .' Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "Sorry to say..." featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on October 4, 2025. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SADLY.

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
SADLY "Sorry to say..." (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
ALAS "Sorry to say..." (4) Commuter Oct 2, 2025
IFEAR "Sorry to say ... " (5) LA Times Daily Jun 26, 2025
ITSASHAME ''Sorry to say'' (9) Newsday Aug 1, 2021

36 Similar Clues:

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36% AFRAIDSO "Sorry to say it ... " (8)
31% SADNEWS 'I'm sorry to say . . .' (7) Newsday Mar 21, 2023
31% REGRETTABLY 'I'm sorry to say ...' (11) The Guardian Quick Oct 31, 2022
31% FRAIDSO "Yup, sorry to say" (7) LA Times Daily Jul 18, 2015
28% ALASARULE "Another regulation, sorry to say"? (9)
25% ALACK A deficiency, I'm sorry to say (5) (5)
25% ALASNO 'Sorry to say, you guessed wrong' (6) New York Times Jan 22, 2023
23% IMPALAS African runners a source of mischief, sorry to say (7)
23% FAREWELL Drop round — we're sorry to say goodbye … (8)
20% SALAMI I Am, sorry to say, returning sausage (6) (6)

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