Have to pay

Latest answer — December 13, 2025

19 Across

You do this when a bill or debt remains unpaid. 💸

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This clue's Saturday, December 13, 2025 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Field trip vehicle
  2. 4Peter's antagonist, in a musical tale
  3. 8"Keep me posted," in texts
  4. 9Opera solo
  5. 10___Pen (emergency device)
  6. 11With 12-Across, gets in order
  7. 12With 14-Across, what a tennis champ might win a match in
  8. 14See 12-Across
  9. 15"A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..."
  10. 16Shy and gentle
  11. 17Prefix with apology or answer
  12. 18Comes to a close
  13. 19Have to pay

Down

  1. 1"Goodness gracious!"
  2. 2Indefinitely many, informally
  3. 3Avoided, as an issue
  4. 4"Now, where ___?"
  5. 5Green topping at a pizza parlor
  6. 6John who played Churchill on "The Crown"
  7. 7Sneaky trick to "pull"
  8. 13Doesn't just assume one has permission

The answer to “Have to pay” in the New York Times Mini crossword is OWE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 13, 2025 at 19-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Have to pay” answer

OWE (3 letters)

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Why the answer is OWE

You do this when a bill or debt remains unpaid. 💸

What does OWE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of OWE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • have an obligation to pay or repay (something, especially money) in return for something received

When else has “Have to pay” appeared?

New York Times Mini reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

December 13, 2025 (most recent) → OWE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Have to pay”?

The answer is OWE, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 13, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Have to pay”?

3 letters: OWE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 13, 2025, at 19-Across.

Can “Have to pay” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Mini answers?

Every clue and answer from that day's puzzle is linked above, and the full grid is on the NYT Mini answers page.

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