The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ALAS , but the solution may also be Shak. which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
"___, poor Yorick!" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALAS | 97 % | 4 |
| Shak. | 3 % | 5 |
Why may SHAK be the right solution?
The phrase "Alas, poor Yorick!" is from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. "Shak." is an abbreviation for Shakespeare, making it the correct solution for the crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "___, poor Yorick!"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- alas
- clown
- prop
- accessible
- amusing
- baronet
- frank
- hurt
- off
- sam
- stead
- steele
Crossword Answer definitions
ALAS interjection- Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.
- A type of depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ALAS
- "Ah me!"
- "Ah, me!"
- "Bummer, man!"
- "More's the pity"
- "Poor me!"
- "What a pity"
- "Woe is me!"
- "__, poor Yorick!"
- "__, poor Yorick!": Shak.
- Cry of dismay
More clues leading to the result Shak.
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- "Foolery, sir, does walk about the ___ like the sun, it shines every where"
- "I will find you twenty lascivious turtles ___ one chaste man"
- "___, poor Yorick!"
- “In time we ___ that which we often fear”
- “Enjoy the honey-heavy ___ of slumber”
- “Thou sing’st sweet ___”
- “Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall”