"Sorry to say . . ."
The crossword clue ""Sorry to say . . ."" is answered by SADLY, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SADLY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SADLY answer page.
Used 24 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 11 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.
- IFEAR (10 uses in xd)
- IMAFRAID (2 uses in xd)
- ITSASHAME (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SADLY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SADLY, most used first.
- "Alas ..." - used 34 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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