Ref's call
The crossword clue "Ref's call" is answered by TIME, a 4-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TIME
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TIME answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 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.
- OFFSIDE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for TIME
Every other clue in this collection answered by TIME, most used first.
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- Clock reading - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Occasion - used 30 times, most recently in 2020
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- Use a stopwatch - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Proctor's call - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Watch reading - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Marathoner's stat - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Use a stopwatch on - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- "Newsweek" rival - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
- Clock - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Game-stopping call - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
- "Person of the Year" magazine - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Proctor's announcement - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Cons do it - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Duration - used 8 times, most recently in 2001
- Life partner? - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Smartphone display - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- "Stop the clock!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Ump's call - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Clock readout - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Daylight saving __ - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- It marches on - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- What prisoners do - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- What you may find on your hands - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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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.
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- Roll call reply - HERE, used 97 times
- Ump's call - SAFE, used 84 times
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