Promissory note
The crossword clue "Promissory note" is answered by IOU, a 3-letter entry. Used 40 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
IOU
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IOU answer page.
Used 40 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for IOU
Every other clue in this collection answered by IOU, most used first.
- Debtor's letters - used 249 times, most recently in 2026
- Chit - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
- Debtor's note - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
- Marker - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
- Promise to pay - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Note after fa - SOL, used 67 times
- Note between fa and la - SOL, used 48 times
- Period of note - ERA, used 47 times
- Scale note - SOL, used 47 times
- Guidonian note - ELA, used 45 times
- Time of note - ERA, used 27 times
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