Companion enters hospital department in pain (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Companion enters hospital department in pain (4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 28, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ACHE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACHE Companion enters hospital department in pain (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
9% ENTAIL Cause pain on hospital department (6) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 11, 2025
7% STRINGENT Uncompromising line on hospital department (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 15, 2026
7% ASTRINGENT Cutting line in a hospital department (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
7% ICU Hospital department (abbr.) (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
6% GOES Departs (4) Commuter Jan 10, 2026
6% HARASSMENT Pressure clot in wrong hospital department (10) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 8, 2026
6% LEFT Departed (4) USA Today Quick Jan 7, 2026
6% ALIGNMENT Following delay of months, slander hospital department's union (9) The Times Cryptic Jan 2, 2026
6% STUDENT Learner in hospital department trailing after boss (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 1, 2026

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