In the red
The crossword clue "In the red" is answered by OWING, a 5-letter entry. Used 33 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OWING
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OWING answer page.
Used 33 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. 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.
- LOSINGMONEY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OWING
Every other clue in this collection answered by OWING, most used first.
- In debt - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Due - used 24 times, most recently in 2022
- __ to; because of - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Due (to) - used 21 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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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