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An exclamation mark at the end of a clue that is not part of a quotation is an indicator to interpret the clue literally. In this case, a moray is, literally, an EEL.
The sense of the word woe (Greek: Ου̉̀αὶ, Latin: væ) is commented on by a number of church fathers. John Chrysostom states that it is, "always said in the Scriptures to those who cannot escape from future punishment." St. Gregory likewise notes that it "oftentimes in Scripture denotes the wrath of God and everlasting punishment." [2]
With the help of crossing answers I finally figured out the clue was referring to emcees' opening words in a more general way. KEA (51A: Mauna ___ (Hawaiian peak)) Mauna KEA is one of five ...
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James Tissot, Woe unto You, Scribes and Pharisees, Brooklyn Museum. The Woes of the Pharisees are series of criticisms by Jesus against scribes and Pharisees recorded in Luke 11:37–54 and Matthew 23:1–39. [1] Mark 12:35–40 and Luke 20:45–47 also include warnings about scribes.
The expression is often abbreviated to simply oy, or elongated to oy vey iz mir ("Oh, woe is me"). [7] The fuller lament is sometimes found as the more Germanic oy vey ist mir . [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The main purpose or effect of elongating it is often dramatic, something like a "cosmic ouch".
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This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).