The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PADRE , but the solution may also be PRIEST which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Father figure? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PADRE | 22 % | 5 |
| DADBOD | 17 % | 6 |
| DAD | 17 % | 3 |
| PRIEST | 17 % | 6 |
| MONK | 6 % | 4 |
| GOD | 6 % | 3 |
| DADDY | 6 % | 5 |
| PAPA | 6 % | 4 |
| POP | 6 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Father figure?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- father
- surrogate father
- stepfather
- housefather
- stepdad
- father-in-law
- parent
- father-out-law
- fatherling
- ancestor
- co-father
- adoptive father
Crossword Answer definitions
PADRE noun- A military clergyman
- A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PADRE
- Military chaplain
- Father, for one
- Texas island
- San Diego slugger
- NL West athlete
- PETCO Park player
- Ball player Winfield for one
- Mission man
- Holy man
- Chaplain
More clues leading to the result DADBOD
- Schlumpy male physique
- Somewhat flabby male physique, informally
- Father figure?
- Typical physique for a middle-aged guy
- Seth Rogen's physique
- Build with imperfections
- Paul Rudd's physique, e.g.
- Physique somewhere between ripped and flabby
More clues leading to the result DAD
- 1989 Jack Lemmon film
- Family VIP
- June honoree
- Old Grand __ bourbon
- Pop
- "Dear old" guy
- Homer, to Bart
- Mom's mate
- Palindromic relative
- Old man
More clues leading to the result PRIEST
- Religious figure
- Churchman
- Anglican cleric
- The rite person?
- Father Flanagan, for one
- Blesser of holy water
- Collar wearer
- Bishop's subordinate
- Sunday speaker
- Leader of the flock
More clues leading to the result MONK
- Jazzman Thelonious
- Benedictine, for one
- "Straight, No Chaser" jazzman
- Brother
- Shalhoub sleuth
- Tony Shalhoub role
- Member of the Benedictines
- Thelonious of jazz
- Monastery man
- Abbey resident
More clues leading to the result GOD
- "In ___ we trust"
- Bacchus or Boreas
- Deity
- Helios or Horus
- Object of admiration
- Word on a dollar
- Zeus or Ptah
- Word on a penny
- The big guy or gal upstairs
- "FML"
More clues leading to the result DADDY
- ___ Warbucks
- "Who's your ___?"
- Sugar __
- Oliver Warbucks, familiarly
- Beatnik's father?
- ___-longlegs (wispy arachnid)
- Rap's Puff ___
- Pops
- Pop
- Family figure
More clues leading to the result PAPA
- Mama's partner
- A Bear
- Haydn nickname
- Haydn or Hemingway
- Hemingway handle
- Hemingway sobriquet
- John Phillips was one
- Nickname for Hemingway
- One of a Grimm trio
- "__ Don't Preach"