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The Clue
Postpone paying (3 letter answer)
The Answer
OWE
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Notes
The answer OWE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
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Be beholden to
Be in debt
Be in debt to
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Be indebted
Be indebted to
Be obligated
Be outstanding?
Be in the red
Get behind
Have a balance
Have bills
Have creditors
Have debts
Have a mortgage
Have obligations
Have payables
Have to return
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Need to pay
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Fall behind financially
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Have a marker out
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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"