The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word APOLOGY , but the solution may also be IRUETHEDAY which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Expression of regret crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| APOLOGY | 44 % | 7 |
| ALAS | 22 % | 4 |
| IRUETHEDAY | 11 % | 10 |
| AFRAIDSO | 11 % | 8 |
| ALACK | 11 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Expression of regret
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- apology
- excuse
- alas
- complaint
- alack
- regrets
- regretting
- lackaday
- ochone
- complain
- complaining
- lament
Crossword Answer definitions
APOLOGY noun- An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
- A formal justification, defence.
- Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
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 APOLOGY
- "My bad," for one
- Guilty plea?
- Palliative pronouncement
- Words of regret
- "I'm sorry" or "My bad"
- 46-Across, e.g.
- Expression of regret
- Something owed, maybe
- One of Plato's dialogues.
- Makeshift.
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 IRUETHEDAY
More clues leading to the result AFRAIDSO
- "Hate to break this to you"
- "Sorry to say it ... "
- "Alas, it's true"
- "Unfortunately, yes"
- "Yes, sorry to say"
- "Yes, unfortunately"
- "Yes, sad to say"
- Expression of regret
- "Yes, alas"
- "True, alas"