Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Be in the red (3 letter answer)
The Answer
OWE
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Notes
The answer OWE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
Related Clues
Be in for
Be in arrears
Be behind
Be beholden to
Be in debt
Be indebted to
Be obligated
Be outstanding?
Be shy
Become encumbered
Have bills
Have creditors
Have a tab
"I ___ you one"
"I ___ you"
Loan word
The "o" in i.o.u.
Part of i.o.u.
Postpone paying
Run a tab
See red?
Be liable to garnishment
Have bills to pay
Have chits out
Have a marker out
Have to pay back
Not be square with
Run up bills
Be behind in bills
"To what do I ___..."
"You ___ it to yourself"
Definition
OWE as a verb:
1. be obliged to pay or repay
2. be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
3. be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"