Needs to pay Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Needs to pay” from the USA Today crossword of December 28, 2025? It has 4 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
USA TODAY, DECEMBER 28, 2025
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OWES is the answer to “Needs to pay”. It means to be under obligation to pay or repay.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To be under obligation to pay or repay.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: WOSE.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Is below zero, in a way”.
Seen before
This clue also appeared in the USA Today on December 20, 2025, April 3, 2025.
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Questions
What is the answer to “Needs to pay”?
OWES, 4 letters: to be under obligation to pay or repay.
When was “Needs to pay” last seen in a crossword?
In the USA Today crossword of December 28, 2025, and 2 more times before that.
How many letters does the answer have?
4 letters, starting with O.