The term CRY ___ SPILLED MILK is a phrase that is often used to describe a situation in which someone has made a mistake and is regretting it. The crossword solutions for this term are OVER, OOPS, MEW, MEOW, RUE, BLOT, and RUED, MESSY. OVER can refer to the act of crying out loud, OOPS is an expression of regret, MEW and meow are both words used to describe the sound a cat makes, RUE is another word for regret, BLOT is a word for a spot or stain, RUED is the past tense of RUE, and MESSY is a word for something that is disorganized or chaotic.