One all in black possibly contracted by hospital

The answer to “One all in black possibly contracted by hospital” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is GOTH — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 12, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 19-Across. 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.

“One all in black possibly contracted by hospital” answer

GOTH (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is GOTH.

Why the answer is GOTH

Think of a darkly dressed subculture whose label could also suggest a hospital hire. 🖤

What does GOTH mean?

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

When else has “One all in black possibly contracted by 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.

September 12, 2026 (most recent) → GOTH. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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