Ring up

The answer

DIAL

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DIAL answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• CALL (31 uses in xd)
• PHONE (18 uses in xd)
• HALO (9 uses in xd)
• WED (2 uses in xd)
• ENHALO (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for DIAL

Every other clue in this collection answered by DIAL, most used first.

• Clock face - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Rotary phone feature - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Use a rotary phone - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Watch face - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• "Don't touch that ___!" - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Radio knob - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ M for Murder" - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Old phone feature - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Watch part - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Tuning knob - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Use an old phone - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Gauge face - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Retro phone feature - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Rotary phone part - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Clock part - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Face with hands - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Phone - used 13 times, most recently in 1998
• Radio tuner - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Combination lock feature - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Radio part - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Use the phone - used 10 times, most recently in 1995
• Call up - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• Ivory alternative - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Old radio part - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• It's on the watch - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Make a call - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Tune in. - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Bygone phone feature - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Channel changer - used 7 times, most recently in 1988
• Face of a clock - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Kind of tone - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Push-button predecessor - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Soap brand - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Use an old-fashioned phone - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Call - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Dashboard feature - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Dashboard item. - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
• Face of a watch - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Knob - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Push button forerunner - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Radio feature - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Tuner - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Ring out - PEAL, used 113 times
• Ring of light - HALO, used 85 times
• Ring - PEAL, used 58 times
• Angelic ring - HALO, used 57 times
• Practice in the ring - SPAR, used 49 times
• Saintly ring - HALO, used 44 times

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