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Start of a sad tale

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword June 17, 2018 Answers

The clue "Start of a sad tale" has appeared in the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword on June 17, 2018. Out of 166 possible solutions we've collected from published puzzles, ALAS (4 letters) ranks highest with a 99% match. Scroll down to see all potential answers ranked by their likelihood of being correct.

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166 Other Potential Answers

99%
ALAS
Start of a sad tale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 17, 2018
5%
ESS
Slow start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
5%
ASOF
Words before a start date
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
5%
GEO
Logical start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
5%
ONCE
Fairy tale opening
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
5%
TEAR
Feature of some happy and sad emoji
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
5%
MOROSE
Really sad
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
5%
EPIC
Grand-scale tale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
5%
OGRES
Fairy tale baddies
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
5%
EVEN
Like the score at the start of overtime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
5%
OGRE
Fairy tale brute
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
5%
TEN
Countdown start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
5%
TEAANDTOAST
Simple way to start the day
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
5%
BLAHBLAHBLAH
"... and other meaningless drivel," or what can be found at the start of 20-, 34-, and 44-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
5%
SAGA
Drawn-out tale
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2026
5%
ALIBABA
Woodcutter in a tale told by Scheherazade
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2026
5%
SCARE
Give a start
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
5%
NEO
Fresh start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
5%
EXILED
Like Romeo at the start of Act V
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
5%
TOAST
A "ting, ting, ting" may signal its start
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
5%
PLAYCATCHUP
Try to overcome a poor start
Universal Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
5%
NOOBS
Players who may have to start over many times
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
5%
ISO
Late start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
5%
MAMA
Fairy tale bear
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
5%
MINORKEYS
What many sad songs are in
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
5%
ILIAD
Trojan War tale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
5%
WAH
(I'm a sad baby!)
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
5%
LEGENDHASIT
Possible start of a folktale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
5%
ADEN
Yemeni port city hidden in "sad ending"
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
5%
FIRSTPERSON
Narrated by the protagonist, or a hint to the start of 18-, 24-, 41- or 51-Across
Universal Crossword · Jan 21, 2026
5%
URLS
Addresses that may start with https://
Universal Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
5%
BENE
Good start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 31, 2025
5%
CHINUPBARON
Encouraging message to a sad nobleman?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
5%
TOO
"___ bad, so sad"
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
5%
AMILATE
"Did you start already?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
5%
HAPPYENDING
Many a fairy tale has one (... letters 5-7)
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
5%
PEA
Princess's irritant in a fairy tale
Universal Crossword · Nov 30, 2025
5%
DEE
Don't start?
Universal Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
5%
ALLALONG
From the start
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
5%
HIAGAIN
Follow-up start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
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UGLY
Like a fairy tale duckling
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2025
5%
ANEW
Fresh way to start
Universal Crossword · Oct 17, 2025
5%
ANIMAL
Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 58-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
5%
ALF
Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 17-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
5%
BERT
Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 43-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
5%
NON
Starter start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
5%
WRONGFOOT
Metaphor for a bad start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
5%
WADE
Get ready to start fly-fishing, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2025
5%
WEEP
React to a sad ending
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2025
5%
SEOUL
Korean city where BTS got their start
Universal Crossword · Sep 5, 2025
5%
LEADERBOARD
List of top-scoring players, and what the start of 17-, 23-, 39-, or 51-Across could be called?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2025
5%
MAKETHECUT
Survive an audition, and what one may do to the start of 18-, 23-, 36-, or 54-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2025
5%
ATBAT
Rockie start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2025
5%
SEMI
Sweet start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2025
5%
CABINETPICK
Presidential appointment ... or the start of 18-, 24-, 39- or 52-Across?
Universal Crossword · Jul 31, 2025
5%
AFRESH
From the start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2025
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EVER
Penultimate word in many a fairy tale
Universal Crossword · Jul 11, 2025
5%
ITLLNEVERFLY
"That has no chance of success," or a fact about the start of each starred clue's answer
Universal Crossword · Jul 7, 2025
5%
TISSUES
Supplies for sad movie marathons
Universal Crossword · Jul 5, 2025
5%
JOKE
One might start with a knock
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2025
1%
URL
Address that often starts with "www"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
1%
IPOS
Long-term goals for some startups
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
ETATS
Virginie-Occidentale et Californie
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
1%
TEXSUPPORT
Cowboy boots, saddles, etc.?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
PLIE
Part of a glissade, in ballet
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
1%
CALTECH
Pasadena research univ.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
1%
SAGAS
Grand-scale tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
1%
SEED
__ money: startup funds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
1%
AVON
Cosmetics giant that started as the California Perfume Company
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
1%
ORCA
Swimmer with a saddle patch
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
MEA
Apology starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
1%
LORE
Passed-down tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
1%
COMINGALIVE
Really starting to shine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
1%
SAABS
Models whose names typically started with 9
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
1%
YARNS
Tall tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
1%
LIE
Tell tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
1%
BUZZWORDS
Trendy jargon, or what can be found at the starts of 17-, 25-, 38-, and 53-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2026
1%
POKERNIGHT
Evening when one hopes to get a good deal, and when one might hear the starts of 18-, 23-, 37-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
1%
DON
Mattingly who was the Yankees starting first baseman for 12 seasons
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
1%
ACE
Stack starter in solitaire
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2026
1%
INRE
Memo starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
1%
EGOT
"Grand slam" awards acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
1%
REGALE
Tell amusing tales to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
1%
URAL
Range that starts near the Kara Sea
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
1%
ALUMSIDING
*Metallic house exterior (Read six letters in this answer counterclockwise, starting at letter three)
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
1%
BLUE
1971 Joni Mitchell album, or the color of sadness
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
1%
WWW
Internet address starter
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
1%
ORAL
Like folk tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
1%
SIXSEVEN
2025 meme, or what the starts of 15- and 34-Across and the ends of 20- and 46-Across amount to
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
1%
ITSWHATIDO
"Glad you appreciate my talent"
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
1%
TURNS
Rotates (Read eight letters clockwise, starting with letter one in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
INSCRUTABLE
Impossible to interpret (Read eight letters clockwise, starting with letter five in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
BEEP
Microwave sound (Read four letters clockwise, starting with letter one in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
STARMAP
Astronomer's chart (Read four letters clockwise, starting with letter two in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
FLINT
Fire-starting aid
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
1%
DOERS
Self-starters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
1%
BUCKETLIST
Wishes of a lifetime, or what the starts of the answers to the starred clues form at a chicken restaurant?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
1%
MIRACLEMAN
Guy who seems supernaturally talented
Universal Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
1%
INDY
"The Last Crusade" hero, for short
Universal Crossword · Feb 9, 2026
1%
WOLF
Canine in some fairy tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 28, 2026
1%
OUTLINE
Term paper starting point
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 18, 2026
1%
STARTTHECLOCK
"I'm gonna begin ... now!" (... letters 3-11 into a name that starts with "C")
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
1%
VEGETABLEAISLE
Grocery store section with greens (... letters 6-13 into a name that starts with "I")
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
1%
TIMESHARES
Some vacation condo arrangements ... or a hint to what can follow the starts and precede the ends of the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
1%
ESP
Telepath's "talent"
Universal Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
1%
UPON
Second word in many fairy tales
Universal Crossword · Jan 9, 2026
1%
ABC
Alphabet starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
1%
ERGO
Conclusion starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 7, 2026
1%
TEMPLEMOUNT
Horse that's saddled up for a tour of a Philadelphia campus?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
1%
GIFTEDKIDS
Naturally talented youngsters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
1%
AFTER
Fairy-tale ending?
Universal Crossword · Dec 30, 2025
1%
NANO
Tech startup?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
1%
PROTOSTAR
One just starting to shine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
1%
NHLGAME
Contest that starts with a center-ice faceoff
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 18, 2025
1%
AUTO
Self starter?
Universal Crossword · Dec 15, 2025
1%
BEERRUN
Trip to buy brewskis, or a sequence found in the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 9, 2025
1%
INDENT
Paragraph starter
Universal Crossword · Dec 1, 2025
1%
USEMBASSY
American ambassador's workplace
Universal Crossword · Dec 1, 2025
1%
PSST
Discreet conversation starter
Universal Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
1%
RAT
Tattletale
Universal Crossword · Nov 13, 2025
1%
THEEND
Fairy tale's last words
Universal Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
1%
EYEOPENING
Unexpectedly enlightening, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2025
1%
XENON
Only element starting with "X"
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
1%
DRAPERY
*Mimic's talent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 7, 2025
1%
GRIMM
Name in fairy tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2025
1%
VON
German surname starter, sometimes
Universal Crossword · Nov 3, 2025
1%
HIGHFASHION
Haute couture, and a hint to the starts of 3-, 9-, 27- and 30-Down
Universal Crossword · Oct 28, 2025
1%
UKE
Instrument crossed with a guitar to make a guitalele, for short
Universal Crossword · Oct 19, 2025
1%
FEMME
___ fatale
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
1%
SOURDOUGH
*Bread that needs a starter
Universal Crossword · Oct 13, 2025
1%
NONET
Baseball team's starting lineup, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2025
1%
TAKEFIVE
Go on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be called
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
1%
ATEAMS
Squads of starters
Universal Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
1%
INKY
Like water surrounding a startled cuttlefish, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2025
1%
HTTP
URL starter
Universal Crossword · Sep 25, 2025
1%
NIUNAMENOS
Feminist movement started in Argentina
Universal Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
1%
YEAST
Sourdough starter component
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
1%
TROTS
Unlikely gaits out of the starting gate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2025
1%
MINOR
Like a key that may evoke sadness
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2025
1%
TRACEELEMENTS
The art student who was bored in chemistry class started to ...
Universal Crossword · Sep 18, 2025
1%
EDGE
Jigsaw puzzle starting point, often
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2025
1%
CHANGINGTASTES
Evolving preferences, and a clue to the starts of 19-, 26-, 33- and 41-Across
Universal Crossword · Sep 4, 2025
1%
AHEADOF
Leading, or, when parsed differently, what can lead into the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2025
1%
REO
Speedwagon starter?
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2025
1%
ENERO
Calendario starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2025
1%
YAPAT
Try to startle, as a puppy might
Universal Crossword · Aug 25, 2025
1%
EGOTS
Award feats for multitalented stars
Universal Crossword · Aug 18, 2025
1%
POLEPOSITION
Best starting spot in auto racing ... or 19-, 28- or 40-Across?
Universal Crossword · Aug 14, 2025
1%
EMANUEL
Rahm who was U.S. Ambassador to Japan until 2025
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2025
1%
MINORSCALES
Series of musical tones that evoke sadness
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
1%
DAYO
Belafonte song starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2025
1%
WEAREFAMILY
Sister Sledge classic whose second line is "I got all my sisters with me," and a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2025
1%
PICNICAREAS
Outside eating spots, and where to find the starts of 17-, 27-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2025
1%
WILDYEAST
*Sourdough starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2025
1%
ERIE
Canal that starts near Albany, New York
Universal Crossword · Jul 11, 2025
1%
GONG
"The __ Show": talent competition
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2025
1%
OLD
Stale
Universal Crossword · Jul 6, 2025
1%
TURNTURNTURN
The Byrds No. 1 hit whose lyrics come from Ecclesiastes, and what can be found at the starts of 20-, 27-, and 48-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2025
1%
ECO
System starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2025
1%
ABACK
Taken __: startled
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2025
1%
COMESFULLCIRCLE
Returns to the beginning, as suggested by the phonetic formula found at the starts of 17-, 37-, and 42-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2025
1%
EPICS
Heroic tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2025
1%
NEWHIRES
They're just getting started
Universal Crossword · Jun 16, 2025
1%
FALSE
Like some starts and returns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2025
1%
LOML
Romantic initialism spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2025
1%
FWD
Email subj. line starter
Universal Crossword · Jun 12, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Start of a sad tale" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 166 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is ALAS (4 letters).
What is the best answer for "Start of a sad tale"?
The best answer for "Start of a sad tale" is ALAS with 4 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Start of a sad tale" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 2 times in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on June 17, 2018.
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