Crossword Genius

Caller out to engage occasionally good Swiss singer? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yodeller

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'swiss singer?' is the definition.
'yodeller' can be an answer for 'singer?' (yodeller is a kind of singer). I am unsure of the 'swiss' bit.

'caller out to engage occasionally good' is the wordplay.
'caller out' becomes 'yeller' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to engage' means one lot of letters goes inside another (some letters get engaged in others).
'occasionally' indicates alternate letters (letters taken at regular intervals or occasions).
The alternate letters of 'good' are 'od'.
'yeller' going around 'od' is 'YODELLER'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for yodeller that I've seen before include "Alpine singer" , "Vocalist" , "Singer using falsetto" , "Mountain air for him" .)

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.