"Sorry to say . . ."
The crossword clue ""Sorry to say . . ."" is answered by IFEAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
IFEAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IFEAR answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- IMAFRAID (2 uses in xd)
- ITSASHAME (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for IFEAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by IFEAR, most used first.
- "My concern is ..." - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Lead-in to bad news - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- "Alas ..." - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- ". . . unfortunately" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Say - UTTER, used 113 times
- "That is to say ..." - IMEAN, used 113 times
- "___ say more?" - NEEDI, used 92 times
- "Say cheese!" - SMILE, used 53 times
- Say out loud - UTTER, used 51 times
- Say something - SPEAK, used 47 times
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