| Handheld "smart" device |
|
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| Galaxy, e.g. |
|
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| Google Pixel, e.g. |
The Telegraph Plusword |
04 Nov 2025 |
| "E.T. ___ home" |
USA Today |
29 Oct 2025 |
| Google Pixel, e.g. |
Universal |
16 Oct 2025 |
| Galaxy, e.g. |
TV |
05 Oct 2025 |
| Give a ring |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Sep 2025 |
| Ring, call |
Puzzler Backwords |
28 Sep 2025 |
| Mobile, say |
The Telegraph Plusword |
17 Sep 2025 |
| Call impostor briefly |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Sep 2025 |
| One of the first words E.T. learns |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Sep 2025 |
| Ring |
LA Times Daily |
13 Sep 2025 |
| *A tiny booth in a public place where one makes calls |
|
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| Device for calls and texts, also something you lock with a password |
|
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| In some cases, it won't break |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jul 2025 |
| Stay in contact, ... home |
|
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| Samsung Galaxy, e.g. |
Commuter |
23 Jun 2025 |
| *When two turn one, inventions get fun! ___ + Watch = Smartwatch |
|
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| Call |
The Telegraph Plusword |
16 Jun 2025 |
| *For a safe driving experience, never check or scroll through your ___ while driving. |
|
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| Mobile in the UK, or cell in the US, e.g. |
The Telegraph Mini |
12 Jun 2025 |
| It can be landline or mobile (5) |
|
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| Ring, call |
Puzzler Backwords |
01 May 2025 |
| Ringing device in box J (5) |
|
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| "Smart" device |
Universal |
29 Apr 2025 |
| Give a ring |
LA Times Daily |
23 Apr 2025 |
| Ring |
The Telegraph Plusword |
08 Mar 2025 |
| Device for calling |
USA Today |
23 Feb 2025 |
| Google Pixel, e.g. |
USA Today |
21 Feb 2025 |
| Contact via mobile (5) |
|
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| What a texter types on |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Call |
Commuter |
28 Dec 2024 |
| Galaxy or Pro Max |
|
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| Communications device, mobile |
|
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| Ring up, call |
The Times Concise |
11 Dec 2024 |
| Call up |
Commuter |
11 Dec 2024 |
| Ring Ralph on emergency bridge (5) |
|
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| Pressure put on husband with single call |
Mirror Cryptic |
07 Dec 2024 |
| Blower? |
Mirror Quick |
07 Dec 2024 |
| Communicate, using BT (5) |
Puzzler |
02 Dec 2024 |
| *Telephobia, or fear of this device |
|
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| Device ignored during a digital detox |
USA Today |
18 Nov 2024 |
| Call up |
Commuter |
16 Nov 2024 |
| Ubiquitous gadget |
|
|
| (2/6) First, you fetch a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch! Ah, I forgot it's the modern era. Just grab your ___ and order online, kid. |
|
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| "Smart" device used to call people |
|
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| Device for calling or texting |
|
|
| Dalí depicted one with a lobster |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Softly sharpen ring (5) |
|
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| "Smart" handheld device |
|
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| Device for calls and texts, also something you lock with a password |
|
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| Call from individual on the outskirts of Plymouth |
|
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| Galaxy, for one |
Universal |
11 Sep 2024 |
| Handheld "smart" device |
|
|
| Android, perhaps |
|
|
| ___-a-Friend (quiz show lifeline) |
|
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| *A tiny booth in a public place where one makes calls |
|
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| Call, ring |
The Telegraph Plusword |
19 Aug 2024 |
| "E.T. ___ home" (famous dialogue) |
|
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| Call up |
Commuter |
23 Jul 2024 |
| App runner |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2024 |
| *When two turn one, inventions get fun! ___ + Watch = Smartwatch |
|
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| Texting device |
Commuter |
17 Jun 2024 |
| President to sharpen ring (5) |
|
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| Caller's need |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Jun 2024 |
| *For a safe driving experience, never check or scroll through your ___ while driving. |
|
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| Hope dashed with new call |
Mirror Cryptic |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Communication device |
Mirror Quick |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Make a call |
LA Times Mini |
28 May 2024 |
| Public house gets a single call |
|
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| Addictive thing in one's pocket |
New York Times |
13 May 2024 |
| E.T. ___ home |
Universal |
26 Apr 2024 |
| Ring in triumph on entry (5) |
|
|
| Smart___, modern gadget |
|
|
| Landline device |
Commuter |
03 Apr 2024 |
| Personal communication device (5) |
|
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| Medium for prank calls |
|
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| Call up |
Commuter |
16 Mar 2024 |
| Caller's need |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Mar 2024 |
| It doesn't work without service |
New York Times Mini |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Ringing thing |
|
|
| Quietly, Henry and I call |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
15 Feb 2024 |
| Texter's device |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2024 |
| Call, and what to call on (5) |
|
|
| Mobile; Will Self novel |
|
|
| PH reading of "1" gets a call (5) |
|
|
| "E.T. ___ home" |
Universal |
10 Dec 2023 |
| Strong acid may score this buzz (5) |
|
|
| Communication device, which now comes in "Smart" variants with many added features like camera and internet |
|
|
| *Lost & Found* "Smart" calling device |
|
|
| "Smart" device used to call people |
|
|
| Galaxy, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Sep 2023 |
| Give a ring |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Sep 2023 |
| Device not allowed during a family meal, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2023 |
| "Smart" handheld device |
|
|
| Object pantomimed by extending one's thumb and pinkie |
New York Times |
22 Sep 2023 |
| "E.T. ___ home" |
Universal |
21 Sep 2023 |
| *Call |
LA Times Daily |
25 Aug 2023 |
| ___ booth, red-colored calling area in London |
|
|
| Make a call |
Universal |
23 Aug 2023 |
| "E.T. ___ home" (famous dialogue) |
|
|
| Gadget used for prank calls |
|
|
| Texter's device, perhaps |
|
|
| Ring |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Apr 2023 |
| Conversation piece? |
LA Times Daily |
22 Mar 2023 |
| Galaxy, for one |
LA Times Daily |
01 Feb 2023 |
| Cell or landline |
USA Today |
30 Nov 2022 |
| "Smart" device used to call people |
|
|
| Texting tool |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Oct 2022 |
| Caller's need |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Sep 2022 |
| Conversation piece |
Newsday |
29 Sep 2022 |
| "Smart" handheld device |
|
|
| Give a ring |
Universal |
21 Sep 2022 |
| Landline, e.g |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2022 |
| Landline, e.g. |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2022 |
| See 56 Across |
Newsday |
12 Sep 2022 |
| Call up |
|
|
| Device that rings |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2022 |
| Ring |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Jul 2022 |
| Short piece of electronic equipment |
Irish Times Simplex |
18 May 2022 |
| Device that can read QR codes |
USA Today |
14 May 2022 |
| Something you used to answer that now answers you |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Apr 2022 |
| "Smart" modern-day genie that grants wishes with a tap and swipe |
|
|
| Word before hack or jack |
The Washington Post |
02 Apr 2022 |
| Word before hack or jack |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2022 |
| Give a ring |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Mar 2022 |
| ___ a Friend ("Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" lifeline) |
|
|
| Handheld device that indicates high acidity? |
The Times Cryptic |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Thus having easily passed acid test, getting buzz |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Feb 2022 |
| Call up |
USA Today |
10 Feb 2022 |
| Device for making calls |
USA Today |
27 Dec 2021 |
| Bell invention with a bell |
LA Times Daily |
23 Dec 2021 |
| Give a buzz |
New York Times |
23 Dec 2021 |
| Source of rings and vibrations |
The Washington Post Sunday |
28 Nov 2021 |
| Smart caller? |
|
|
| App runner |
LA Times Daily |
11 Nov 2021 |
| Similar to those characters in 24 across and Ring |
Irish Times Crosaire |
01 Nov 2021 |
| It can ring or ding |
Universal |
22 Oct 2021 |
| Call up |
Universal |
03 Jul 2021 |
| Selfie-taking device, often |
|
|
| Texter's device |
Newsday |
11 May 2021 |
| Landline or mobile |
Newsday |
02 May 2021 |
| Give a ring |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 May 2021 |
| Ring |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Apr 2021 |
| Caller's need |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Apr 2021 |
| "Smart" device |
|
|
| Device for texting |
USA Today |
17 Mar 2021 |
| What's answered but never asks a question, in a riddle |
New York Times |
24 Feb 2021 |
| Cell, nowadays |
The Washington Post |
16 Aug 2020 |
| Cell, nowadays |
LA Times Daily |
16 Aug 2020 |
| Samsung Galaxy, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Aug 2020 |
| Call |
The Times Concise |
13 Jul 2020 |
| Device with apps |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2020 |
| Short piece of electronic equipment |
Irish Times Simplex |
10 Dec 2019 |
| Graham Bell's invention |
|
|
| Nokia or Samsung offering |
|
|
| Communicative device |
|
|
| See 4dn |
|
|
| Call fraud if last bit of money vanishes |
|
|
| App storer |
Universal |
24 Jul 2019 |
| Texter's device |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2019 |
| Highly corrosive ring |
|
|
| Handheld communication device that could be rather smart |
|
|
| Call that's mostly fraudulent |
|
|
| Texting need |
USA Today |
18 Jan 2019 |
| Texting need |
|
|
| Texter's device |
|
|
| App storer |
|
|
| Telemarketer's need |
USA Today |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Penny has smooth stone in ring |
|
|
| Galaxy, e.g |
The Washington Post |
15 Nov 2018 |
| Galaxy, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2018 |
| Quietly polish ring |
|
|
| "Cell" or "mobile" follower |
|
|
| Galaxy you hold |
Universal |
05 Jul 2018 |
| Modern do-all device |
Universal |
03 Jul 2018 |
| Mobile device |
Family Time |
01 Jul 2018 |
| It's dialed up |
Universal |
15 May 2018 |
| LG product |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2018 |
| LG product |
The Washington Post |
09 May 2018 |
| It has a familiar ring |
Family Time |
30 Apr 2018 |
| Call maker |
Family Time |
05 Mar 2018 |
| Gadget for many selfies |
USA Today |
01 Mar 2018 |
| Call to reduce phobias (as justice ought to be) on Tyneside |
|
|
| Refine to perfection after pressure from Ring |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 Feb 2018 |
| It's dialed up |
|
|
| Nothing ___ 1, mobile device with a transparent glass body that was released in 2022 |
|
|
| LG product |
|
|
| Galaxy, e.g. |
|
|
| Galaxy you hold |
|
|
| Gadget for many selfies |
|
|
| Telemarketer's need |
|
|
| Modern do-all device |
|
|
| Electronic equipment |
Irish Times Simplex |
07 Nov 2017 |
| Wring |
New York Times |
12 Oct 2017 |
| New York cell is a little short at the sides today |
Irish Times Crosaire |
09 Sep 2017 |
| Cellular device |
Newsday |
23 Aug 2017 |
| Alexander Graham Bell's invention |
Family Time |
17 Jul 2017 |
| Ring |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Distance-calling gadget |
|
|
| Samsung or Nokia offering |
USA Today |
20 Mar 2017 |
| Samsung or Nokia offering |
|
|
| Wring |
|
|
| Ring |
|
|
| Buzz, so to speak |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2016 |
| Call up |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2016 |
| Sousa or smart follower |
Newsday |
16 Sep 2016 |
| Cell, e.g |
New York Times |
07 Sep 2016 |
| Conversation piece? |
Universal |
17 Aug 2016 |
| Give a buzz |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2016 |
| Telemarketing tool |
USA Today |
03 Jun 2016 |
| Samsung Galaxy, e.g |
New York Times |
09 May 2016 |
| Communications device |
The Times Concise |
22 Feb 2016 |
| Source of communication that's acidic? |
|
|
| Telemarketing tool |
|
|
| Give a buzz |
|
|
| Cell, e.g. |
|
|
| Buzz, so to speak |
|
|
| Ring |
The Washington Post |
27 Dec 2015 |
| Mobile, e.g |
Premier Sunday |
20 Dec 2015 |
| Bell's ringing success |
Universal |
22 Nov 2015 |
| App holder |
Newsday |
15 Nov 2015 |
| Make a call to |
Newsday |
06 Oct 2015 |
| Call; eg, mobile |
The Times Concise |
19 Aug 2015 |
| Bell creation |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Jul 2015 |
| ... so highly acidic call ... |
The Telegraph Toughie |
15 May 2015 |
| It has a ring to it |
LA Times Daily |
11 Apr 2015 |
| Telemarketing must |
USA Today |
27 Mar 2015 |
| Texting need |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Mar 2015 |
| Telemarketer's tool |
USA Today |
11 Mar 2015 |
| App holder |
|
|
| Telemarketing must |
|
|
| Telemarketer's tool |
|
|
| Make a call to |
|
|
| It has a ring to it |
|
|
| It has a ring to it |
|
|
| "Standing Outside a Broken ___ Booth With Money in My Hand" |
|
|
| Mobile, e.g. |
|
|
| Texting need |
|
|
| It helps you stay connected |
|
|
| Bell's ringing success |
|
|
| Under pressure to polish ring |
|
|
| Omnipresent ringer |
|
|
| Get in touch, in a way |
|
|
| Email access method |
|
|
| E.T.'s contraption |
|
|
| Call up |
|
|
| Dial up |
|
|
| Bell's invention |
|
|
| Word with "tag" or "booth" |
|
|
| Droid, e.g. |
|
|
| Texter's instrument |
|
|
| Call |
|
|
| Cell or rotary item |
|
|
| Landline or mobile |
|
|
| One can be called on it |
|
|
| Word with "tag" or "booth" |
|
|
| Place a call |
|
|
| Call up |
|
|
| Instrument used to give someone the end of 18-, 27-, 43- or 55-Across |
|
|
| App-using device |
|
|
| App-using device |
|
|
| "E.T. __ home" |
|
|
| Angry Birds device |
|
|
| It may be handsfree |
|
|
| Contact, in a way |
|
|
| One called upon to talk? |
|
|
| Conversation piece? |
|
|
| "E.T. __ home" |
|
|
| Typical function of 64 Across |
|
|
| Instrument used to give someone the end of 18-, 27-, 43- or 55-Across |
|
|
| It has a familiar ring |
|
|
| Conversation piece |
|
|
| Call |
|
|
| Call up |
|
|
| Gizmo patented by Bell |
|
|
| Motorola product |
|
|
| Communications device described by the first words of the puzzle's four longest answers |
|
|
| Call up |
|
|
| Bell's invention |
|
|
| Cellular transmitter |
|
|
| "E.T. ___ home" |
|
|
| Thing at the end of the line? |
|
|
| Texting device |
|
|
| Use a PDA, perhaps |
|
|
| Cellular transmitter |
|
|
| Call |
|
|
| It may be cradled |
|
|
| Conversation piece |
|
|
| Ring up |
|
|
| Get in touch with |
|
|
| Buzz |
|
|
| "E.T. ___ home!" |
|
|
| Make a call to |
|
|
| Caller's device, and word that can precede the ends of the answers to starred clues |
|
|
| Text alternative |
|
|
| Word after cell or wall |
|
|
| Cradle contents |
|
|
| __ tag |
|
|
| Bell invention |
|
|
| __ tag |
|
|
| Word after cell or wall |
|
|
| Ring up |
|
|
| Text alternative |
|
|
| Caller's device, and word that can precede the ends of the answers to starred clues |
|
|
| One can be called on it |
|
|
| Conversation piece |
|
|
| Call |
|
|
| Cell, for one |
|
|
| Cell, for one |
|
|
| Call |
|
|
| It may get charged or charges |
|
|
| Johnnycake |
|
|
| Call |
|
|
| Nokia offering |
|
|
| Word after cell or wall |
|
|
| It may be clipped to a belt |
|
|
| Cell, maybe |
|
|
| It may be clipped to a belt |
|
|
| See 51-Down |
|
|
| Type of book or booth |
|
|
| See 51-Down |
|
|
| Cellular device |
|
|
| Conversation piece? |
|
|
| Cell, maybe |
|
|
| Give a buzz |
|
|
| Telemarketing tool |
|
|
| It may get charged or get charges |
|
|
| Give a ring |
|
|
| Word with tag or booth |
|
|
| Cell __ |
|
|
| Mobile thing |
|
|
| Call up |
|
|
| Call up |
|
|
| Word with tag or booth |
|
|
| Hands-free ___ |
|
|
| Ring |
|
|
| Communication device |
|
|
| It might be tapped |
|
|
| Sousa follower |
|
|
| Ring |
|
|
| Cell or mobile follower |
|
|
| Word before book or booth |
|
|
| Give a jingle |
|
|
| Cell |
|
|
| Dial up |
|
|
| Cell or mobile follower |
|
|
| It may be cradled |
|
|
| Call |
|
|
| AT&T installation |
|
|
| Many a cell |
|
|
| Cellular caller |
|
|
| Teen's lifeline |
|
|
| Nokia offering |
|
|
| Conversation piece |
|
|
| Cradle contents |
|
|
| Many a cell |
|
|
| ___ tag |
|
|
| Get on the line |
|
|
| Words with tag or home |
|
|
| Hands-free __ |
|
|
| Give a ring |
|
|
| Desk item |
|
|
| Telemarketer's tool |
|
|
| Words with tag or home |
|
|
| Bell's invention |
|
|
| Cell ___ |
|
|
| Sousa follower |
|
|
| Call |
|
|
| Give a ring |
|
|
| Ring |
|
|
| Telemarketer's necessity |
|
|
| Ring up |
|
|
| Word after wall or cell |
|
|
| Bob Newhart prop |
|
|
| Bell.s ringing success |
|
|
| Make a call |
|
|
| Give a buzz |
|
|
| Kind of tag |
|
|
| Omnipresent ringer |
|
|
| Call up |
|
|
| Bell invention |
|
|
| Handheld device that indicates high acidity? |
|
|
| Ring up |
|
|
| The House voted to repeal a ___ tax enacted to finance Spanish-American War |
|
|
| Conversation piece |
|
|
| Cell transmitter |
|
|
| Get on the horn |
|
|
| Cellular __ |
|
|
| Communicate from the car |
|
|
| Dial |
|
|
| Get on the horn |
|
|
| Buzz |
|
|
| Drop a dime, really |
|
|
| Button site |
|
|
| Communica- tions link |
|
|
| "E.T., ___ home!" |
|
|
| Bookie's need |
|
|
| Get in touch, in a way |
|
|
| Place a call |
|
|
| Ring up |
|
|
| Drop a dime, so to speak |
|
|
| Mega add-on |
|
|
| End of the line? |
|
|
| Cellular _____ |
|
|
| Call up |
|
|
| Princess, e.g. |
|
|
| Get in touch with |
|
|
| Modern medium |
|
|
| Call up |
|
|
| Make a call |
|
|
| "E.T. ___ home" |
|
|
| Prop in 28 Down |
|
|
| Prop in many a play |
|
|
| Dial a number |
|
|
| Booth item |
|
|
| Sound: Comb. form |
|
|
| Communicate, in a way |
|
|
| Make a call |
|
|
| One of Ma Bell's brood |
|
|
| Patronize Ma Bell |
|
|
| Word with radio |
|
|
| Bell ringer, for short |
|
|
| Kind of booth |
|
|
| Use an invention of 1876. |
|
|
| Desk accessory. |
|
|
| Annihilator of distance. |
|
|
| Transmitter and receiver. |
|
|
| Teen-agers' monopoly |
|
|
| Pocket calculator, sometimes |
|
|
| Extension. |
|
|
| Sound: Comb. form. |
|
|
| Call: Colloq. |
|
|
| Ring up. |
|
|
| Speech sound. |
|
|
| One of 40,709,398 in the U. S. |
|
|
| "Q" is missing on its dial. |
|
|
| Handset, for one. |
|
|
| Line of communication. |
|
|
| Voice: Suffix. |
|
|
| Desk appurtenance, for short. |
|
|
| Call up. |
|
|
| Call. |
|
|
| Bookie's office fixture. |
|
|
| Bobby soxer's monopoly. |
|
|