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The Clue

Summoned the maid (4 letter answer)

The Answer

RANG

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Notes

The answer RANG is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.

Related Clues

Buzzed
Called
Chimed
Clanged
Knelled
Pealed
Phoned
Resonated
Resounded
Reverberated
Sounded
Summoned
Telephoned
Tolled
Ushered (in)
Called by phone
Called up
Registered, with "up"
Seemed to be
Signaled, in a way
Sounded a bell
Sounded the knell
Summoned the butler
Summoned Jeeves
Was resonant
Tried to get hold of
Was like a bell
Went off, as a bell
Employed Ma Bell's princess

Definition

RING as a verb:

1. (ring, peal) = sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"
2. (resound, echo, ring, reverberate) = ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
3. (ring, knell) = make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
4. (surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring) = be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
5. (call, telephone, call up, phone, ring) = get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
6. (ring, band) = attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"