Be behind
The crossword clue "Be behind" is answered by OWE, a 3-letter entry. Used 56 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OWE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OWE answer page.
Used 56 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- RUNLATE (6 uses in xd)
- INSTIGATE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OWE
Every other clue in this collection answered by OWE, most used first.
- Have debts - used 217 times, most recently in 2026
- Have bills - used 165 times, most recently in 2026
- Be in debt - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
- Be in the red - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
- Need to pay - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Be indebted to - used 81 times, most recently in 2025
- Be in arrears - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Be beholden to - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- "I ___ you one" - used 53 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.
- Fall behind - LAG, used 312 times
- Trail behind - LAG, used 60 times
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