Measure pain after leaving hospital

The answer to “Measure pain after leaving hospital” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is ELL — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 24, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 7-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Measure pain after leaving hospital” answer

ELL (3 letters)

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What does ELL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ELL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Measure pain after leaving hospital” appeared?

The Times Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 24, 2026 (most recent) → ELL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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