The crossword solution for the term FACE ON THE WALL is DIAL. This is a reference to the classic nursery rhyme 'Hey Diddle Diddle, ' which tells the story of a cow jumping over the moon, a dish running away with a spoon, and a little dog laughing to see such a sight. The last line of the rhyme is 'the little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon. But there was no one to dry the face on the wall.'