Related Clues:

• Woeful cry
• ''Sad to say . . .''
• "Whoops!"
• ''My, my!''
• 'Just suppose …'
• "That doesn't look good"
• "Oh, no!"
• 'My heavens!'
• Hypothetical situation
• Start to a bit of bad news
• 'Goodness gracious'
• "Oops-a-daisy!"
• "My goodness!"
• "Goodness gracious!"
• Writer's plot-progression query