Engaged in a phone conversation, but standing by (2,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Engaged in a phone conversation, but standing by (2,4) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on May 25, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ONCALL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONCALL Engaged in a phone conversation, but standing by (2,4) (6) Puzzler Cryptic May 25, 2026
6% IDLE ___ chatter (meaningless conversation) (4)
6% TOPIC Conversation starter (5) Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026
6% SIGN Converse manually (4) Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026
6% CHATTED Put headwear on after Charlie engaged in conversation (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed May 14, 2026
6% ABIDE Stand (5) LA Times Daily May 14, 2026
6% HIRED Engaged for a job (5) LA Times Daily May 11, 2026
6% METABOLISM Conversion of food into energy (10) Commuter May 11, 2026
6% TONES Phone sounds (5) Thomas Joseph May 9, 2026
6% LITIGATE Engage in a lawsuit (8) Eugene Sheffer May 7, 2026

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