Rotary component, in old phones — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 6 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DIAL
4 letters
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Rotary telephone feature
DIAL
4
Speed ___ (telephone feature)
DIAL
4
"___ M for Murder" (1954 Hitchcock film)
DIAL
4
"___ M for Murder," 1954 mystery movie
DIAL
4
Retro rotary phone feature
DIAL
4
Word after "speed" or "drunk"
DIAL
4
Vintage telephone feature
DIAL
4
Pocket ___ (accidental call)
DIAL
4
Retro phone feature
DIAL
4
___-up, slow internet connection of the past
DIAL
4
Retro phone's circular feature
DIAL
4
Butt-___ (accidental phone call)
DIAL
4
Extremely difficult or tricky
HARD
4
"Unbelievable!" in text speak: Abbr.
OMG
3
"Ready, ___, go!"
SET
3
"___ what you did there!": 2 wds.
ISEE
4
Word before "chocolate" or "matter"
DARK
4
On a ___ with (equal to)
PAR
3
Department head in college
DEAN
4
New York's Madison ___, for short
AVE
3
"That's a shame," old-style
ALAS
4
Angle measuring unit in Math ... or an undergrad's goal for the rest
DEGREE
6
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