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The Clue
Has something outstanding (4 letter answer)
The Answer
OWES
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Notes
The answer OWES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
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Is behind
Is beholden to
Is in debt
Is in hock
Is in the hole
Is indebted
Is indebted to
Is obligated
Is obliged for
Is in the red
Is short
Is shy
Becomes encumbered
Charges it
Has a bill
Has bills
Has creditors
Has debts
Has loans
Has obligations
Has a tab
Isn't in the clear?
Must pay
Runs a tab
Sees red?
Comes up short
Goes into debt
Has chits out
Has markers out
Has an outstanding figure?
Isn't free and clear
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"