Potential danger hospital is boring nurse

The answer to “Potential danger hospital is boring nurse” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is THREAT — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 3, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 8-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.

“Potential danger hospital is boring nurse” answer

THREAT (6 letters)

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What does THREAT mean?

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

When else has “Potential danger hospital is boring nurse” 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 3, 2026 (most recent) → THREAT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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