- FAMOUSLASTWORDS
- Joe DiMaggio's "I'll finally get to see Marilyn," e.g.
- Et tu, Brute, e.g.
- Nelson's "I have done my duty," e.g.
- Richard III's "My kingdom for a horse," e.g.
- Noteworthy closing
- Et tu, Brute? for example
- The check is in the mail, e.g.
- Theme of this puzzle
- Precalamity pronouncement
- 16-, 37- and 38-Across, e.g.
- Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar!, e.g.
- Statement subsequently belied
- They might come back to haunt you
- Sarcastic reply to an optimistic pronouncement
- No way this ends badly for me, perhaps
- This puzzle's theme