Related Clues:

• Unfortunately the lady's awful!
• Secretive about promotion, unfortunately
• Mournfully
• In a melancholy way
• Alas, poor Yorick, a decidedly Shakespearean line, primarily
• ''Alas . . .''
• 'I'm sorry to say...'
• 'It's my concern ...'
• 'It pains me to say ...'
• ''It's my concern . . .''
• ''It's my worry . . .''
• "Alas ... "
• It may precede bad news
• Dull at the margins within state, unfortunately
• "My concern is ... "