alas is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 21 times. "Boo" Sadly "Rats!" sad cry Woe is me! Regrettably Cry of regret Unfortunately cry of despair word of sorrow more's the pity "What a shame!" "but, sadly ..." "That's a shame!" "That's too bad!" Expression of regret "That's a real pity!" exclamation of sorrow Exclamation of regret "bummer," more formally American getting stuffed in half of finals, unfortunately