| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ITRIED | Statement after a failed attempt |
| IDIDMYBEST | Statement after a valiant attempt |
| ILLBITE | Words after a failed guess |
| FIZZLEDOUT | Failed after a good start: Colloq. |
| wound | to attempt to heal one's injuries or soothe one's hurt feelings after a defeat |
| RESOLVED | Word in a formal statement, after the whereases. |
| seriously | Used to add sincerity to a statement that is to follow, esp. after a facetious exchange of remarks |
| then | ed after but to qualify or offset a preceding statement she lost the race, but then she never really expected to win |
