Ties up the phone
The crossword clue "Ties up the phone" is answered by GABS, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
GABS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GABS answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for GABS
Every other clue in this collection answered by GABS, most used first.
- Yaks - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Chatters - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Shoots the breeze - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Chews the fat - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Talks on and on - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Yaks it up - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Chitchats - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Schmoozes - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Gossips - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
- Yaks and yaks - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Chinwags - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Goes on and on - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Runs off at the mouth - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Talks a lot - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Talks and talks - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Talks one's ear off - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
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