Clues for the word "OWE"
We've had 350 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1644 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on November 26, 2025.
Definition of owe
- v. - To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.
- v. - To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants.
- v. - Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.
- v. - To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.
Referring Clues
- Have chits out
- Have markers out
- Have bills
- Be in hock
- Take credit?
- Be in debt
- Have a tab
- "To what do I ___..."
- Be in arrears
- Be indebted to
- Need to reimburse
- See red?
- Have a debt
- Part of 52-Across
- Have to pay back
- Be in the red
- Be in debt to
- Be attributable (to)
- Be behind
- Be light, in poker
- Have debts
- Postpone paying
- Be beholden to
- "To what do I ___ ...?"
- "You ___ it to yourself"
- Part of i.o.u.
- What borrowers do
- Need to pay
- Really should give
- "I ___ you one"
- Have a mortgage
- Need dough
- Be in the hole
- Be behind in payments
- Be shy
- Fall behind
- Be short
- Be in a hole
- Have bills due
- Show a deficit
- Have bills to pay
- Have to return
- Be outstanding?
- Come up short
- "You ___ me!"
- Have yet to settle
- Keep one's balance?
- Run a tab
- "...I ___, so off to work I go"
- Be light at the poker table
- Have unpaid bills
- Are indebted to
- Carry a balance
- Have a balance
- Have obligations
- Have outstanding debts
- Be encumbered to
- Have debt
- Be in for
- Carry a balance due
- Have out markers
- Be obliged
- Be obligated to
- Have to pay
- Become shy?
- Get behind
- Be in the hole for
- Run up a tab
- Be subject to shark attacks?
- Have an unpaid balance
- Be a borrower
- Carry a balance of
- Have creditors
- Give a marker to
- Have a lot of interest?
- Be beholden
- Run a tab, say
- Attribute
- Get in a hole
- Have yet to pay
- "To what do I ___ ..."
- Run a deficit
- Use a credit line
- Have chits
- Be in 38 Down
- Run up a bill
- Have a payment due
- IOU component
- Have an obligation to pay
- Verb in IOU
- "You ___ it to yourself"
- "To what do I ___ ... ?"
- Have liabilities
- Need to pay the piper
- Have a liability
- Be a debtor
- Be short, in a way
- "To what do I ___ this . . ."
- Need to pay the piper?
- Need to make payments
- Postpone payment
- "I ___ it all to my teammates!"
- Be obliged to
- Homophone for eau
- Have an outstanding liability
- "To what do I ___ . . ."
- IOU verb
- Be behind, in a way
- Be subject to garnishment
- "To what do I ___ this pleasure"
- Fall behind financially
- Are borrowers
- Have a loan from
- Part of IOU
- "To what do I ___ this pleasure?"
- Must pay
- "I ___ you one!"
- Have payables
- "To what do I ___ the pleasure?"
- Are on the cuff
- What unsettled people do?
- Feel grateful
- "To what do I ___ ... ?"
- "To what do I ___ ..."
- Be on the hook for
- "To what do I ___ this ..."
- Have a mortgage, perhaps
- Have a balance to pay
- Need to return
- Have an outstanding figure?
- Be indebted
- Is obliged
- Be obligated
- Have financial obligations
- Have something outstanding
- Haven't yet settled
- Be somewhat shy
- Be shy, poker pot-wise
- Have a marker out
- Haven't paid yet
- Have 32-Down
- Have 24-Across
- Indebted
- Have a bill
- Put off paying
- Didn't pay yet
- Buy now, pay later
- Use plastic
- Use 18-Across
- Pay with plastic
- Use plastic, maybe
- Be liable
- Be liable to
- Pile up debt
- Have a 66-Down
- Have debts totaling
- Get behind?
- "You ___ me"
- Not own outright, with "on"
- Short people do it?
- Be a little shy?
- Run up bills
- Be a bit shy
- Have a mortgage, say
- Not be entirely independent
- Have a 42-Across, say
- Have loans
- Be not square with
- Be behind, perhaps
- Be in arrears to
- Leave unpaid
- Are in the red to
- Be short and shy
- "You ___ Me" (2000 hit for 55-Down)
- Have 65-Across
- Be light
- Use a charge card
- Need to cough up some dough
- Have to thank for, with "to"
- Haven't yet paid
- Be in hock to
- Not be square with
- Be full of chit?
- End up short
- "How much do I ___ you?"
- Have to fork over
- Be a little shy
- Still need to pay
- Have to thank (for)
- Haven't paid
- Attribute (to)
- Have markers
- Haven't paid off yet
- Be shy by
- Not be squared up, say
- "I ___ you"
- Need to remit
- "You ___ me one!"
- Must give
- Be behind in bills
- Rhyme for "though"
- Have a mortgage, e.g.
- Fall into debt
- "Say from whence / You ___ this strange intelligence?": Macbeth
- Not be settled with
- Settle later
- "You ___ me one"
- Be light, in a poker game
- Have a bill, say
- Be down, in a way
- What many do at tax season
- Deal with a shark
- Be shy, in a way
- Red state verb
- Be short on a payment
- Be under an obligation
- Be in a red state?
- Have to shell out
- Verb that sounds like a letter
- "How much do I ___?"
- Get billed
- Need to pay back
- "I don't ___ you anything!"
- Chalk up
- The O in IOU
- Need to pay someone back
- Run up a credit card bill
- Be delinquent
- Have to pay someone back
- Have some debt
- "I ___ You Nothing" (Bros)
- What musician does to record company
- Fogerty "You Don't ___ Me"
- Gary Clark Jr. "Don't ___ You a Thang"
- Shiny Toy Guns "I ___ You a Love Song"
- Band will do this to agent
- Be indebted to promoter
- Replacements "Want it in writing, I ___ you nothing"
- Fogerty's "You Don't ___ Me"
- Chris Isaak "You ___ Me Some Kind of Love"
- ABBA "You ___ Me One"
- Be in debt to label
- Lights "I ___ You One"
- There's nothing we have yet to pay!
- There's nothing we have to repay
- Be indebted to nameless Welshman
- Have outstanding
- Need to repay
- Have a balance on one's Visa
- There's nothing for which the Guardian can be liable
- Have unpaid debts
- Have to repay
- Be overdrawn
- Have an outstanding bill
- Be short, financially
- "What do I ___ you?"
- Have payments to pay
- Be outstanding?
- I ___ my soul to the company store (Sixteen Tons line)
- Be in debt to some ne'er-do-well
- Take credit?
- Need to pay some fellow eventually
- "I ___ it all to my parents"
- Dedicated verse
- "I ___ you one!" ("I'm so grateful!")
- Need to return the favor to
- Get behind, cash-wise
- Be obligated to repay
- Not break even?
- Acquire debt
- Have IOUs
- Be shy?
- Have to cough up
- Have an unbalanced balance
- What debtors do
- Have unsettled accounts
- Carry debt
- Be shy, monetarily
- Have yet to pony up
- Be shy, say
- Part of 7-Down
- Have yet to settle up
- Get a Venmo request, say
- Carry a mortgage, say
- Have to remit
- The love we have to give
- Feel obligated to
- Have student loans, say
- Have overdue bills
- See red?
- Fail to keep up
- Be obliged to pay
- Need to deal with payback
- Be behind financially
- Have debtors
- Have some bills
- Have a negative balance
- Be behind on rent, say
- Have outstanding accounts
- Verb that sounds like a vowel
- Not be up to date on bills
- ___ a debt of gratitude
- Be shy financially
- In the red
- Be behind on bills
- "I ___ You Nothing" (Seinabo Sey song)
- Fall behind in bills
- Word that sounds like its first letter
- "I ___ you big-time"
- Have college loans, say
- Be behind on bills, say
- "Who now the price of his dear blood doth ___?": Shak.
- Fall short
- Word repeated in "I ___, I ___, it's off to work I go"
- "I ___ you an explanation"
- Run up a bill, say
- Word that's a homophone of its first letter
- Be obligated to pay
- "I ___ you an apology"
- "What do I ___ you?" ("How much is this?")
- Have charge card balances
- "I ___ you a call"
- Still need to pay back
- What the middle of 58-Across stands for
- Be in a red state, perhaps
- "And I ___ it all to you!"
- Need to satisfy
- "To what do I ___ the pleasure?"
- Have a debt or two
- Have all kinds of debt
- Not be square, say
- Have credit card charges
- Have a balance that's simply outstanding
- Have an open tab, say
- "You ___ me big time!"
- Have a few debts
- Have trouble with one's balance?
- "To what do I ___ this pleasure?"
- The "o" of i.o.u.
- Have some debts
- Be a tad short with?
- "I ___ it all to you"
- Still need to repay
- "What We ___ to Each Other" (T.M. Scanlon book)
- Buy on credit, say
- Have uncovered expenses
- See red, in a way
- Come up short, maybe
- Face late charges, maybe
- Carry a debt
Last Seen In
- Mirror Mini - November 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 25, 2025
- Your Life Choices - October 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 18, 2025
- LA Times - October 12, 2025
- LA Times - October 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 03, 2025
- LA Times - September 24, 2025
- New York Times - September 24, 2025
- Your Life Choices - September 21, 2025
- LA Times - September 21, 2025
- Daily American - September 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 13, 2025
- LA Times - August 24, 2025
- LA Times - August 13, 2025
- LA Times - August 10, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - August 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 07, 2025
- LA Times - July 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 29, 2025
- New York Times - June 18, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 08, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 29, 2025
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