Sick person might need this rest, unfortunately broken by vomit

The answer to “Sick person might need this rest, unfortunately broken by vomit” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is STRETCHER — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 28, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 11-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.

“Sick person might need this rest, unfortunately broken by vomit” answer

STRETCHER (9 letters)

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What does STRETCHER mean?

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

When else has “Sick person might need this rest, unfortunately broken by vomit” appeared?

The Times Quick 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 28, 2026 (most recent) → STRETCHER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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