A Crying Shame

It's no good worrying about that now because the damage is done and it's no good crying over spilled ..........
sauce
water
beer
milk

It really is a crying ......... that after all that money has been spent, the project is now being abandoned.
shock
shame
disgust
pity

As a child she would burst into tears at every problem and so she soon got known as a regular ......... at school.
crychild
cryinfant
crybaby
crygirl

It really was a large and spacious garden but it cried out ......... something colourful to be planted.
for
to
by
on

We had great hopes of being able to invite the distinguished writer to our meeting but he cried ......... at the last moment.
on
through
with
off

For crying out ......... how many times do I have to tell you how to work that machine?
strong
loud
full
hard

I'm all in favour of ambition but I think when he says he'll be a millionaire by the time he's 25, he's simply crying for the ..........
stars
sun
earth
moon

The trouble is that he's cried ......... so often that now he's in real trouble, nobody believes him.
wolf
tiger
cat
dog

George is now 70 and he reckons that working conditions for the average office clerk today are a ......... cry from when he first started work.
distant
long
far
further

There was a noisy crowd of about a dozen people in ......... cry chasing after the child who'd stolen an apple from the fruit market.
strong
full
loud
big