The Clue
Rings up (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DIALS
Tags
Notes
The answer DIALS is uncommon, appearing about once every 425 puzzles.
Related Clues
Calls
Phones
Tunes in
Calls a number
Clock features
Cockpit display
Cockpit features
Dashboard display
Makes a call
Radio features
Radio parts
Rings a number
Telephone parts
Timepiece parts
Tunes in the radio
TV controls
Uses a telephone
Uses the telephone
Watch faces
Watch features
Calls, old-style
Christie's "The Seven ___ Mystery"
Disappearing phone features
Features of some locks
Old TV lineup
Parts of some meters
Push-button predecessors
Alternatives to buttons
Places a call on an old phone
Definition
DIAL as a noun:
1. the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
2. the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
3. the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
4. (dial, telephone dial) = a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
DIAL as a verb:
1. operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"
2. choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"