"It isn't the initial cost, it's the ___." Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UPKEEP "It isn't the initial cost, it's the ___." (6)
95% MGS Booker T.'s band (3) LA Times Daily Feb 5, 2026
95% AINT Isn t wrong (4)
86% EXPENSE Cost (7) The Times Concise Feb 4, 2026
86% RUNAT Cost (5) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
86% FREE At no cost (4) Newsday Jan 20, 2026
86% ELIOT T S ____, Four Quartets writer (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 13, 2026
82% RESPELLED Fixed, as a "m-i-t-s-a-k-e" (9) New York Times Feb 15, 2026
82% TOA ___ T (3) New York Times Dec 20, 2025
78% FARE Cost of a ride (4) USA Today Feb 12, 2026
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