The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PATRON , but the solution may also be GRANT which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Funding source crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PATRON | 33 % | 6 |
| GRANT | 33 % | 5 |
| BACKER | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Funding source
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sponsor
- endorsement
- backing
- underwriting
- voucher
- license
- licensing
- licensor
- licensure
- licensee
- certificate
- licensed
Crossword Answer definitions
PATRON noun- One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
- An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
- A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
- (Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
- One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
- A padrone.
- A property owner, a landlord, a master. (Compare patroon.)
- To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.
- To treat as a patron.
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 PATRON
- Sponsor of sorts
- Donation giver
- Paying customer
- Customer
- Type of saint
- Bar regular
- Theatergoer
- Benefactor
- Artist's support
- Influential supporter
More clues leading to the result GRANT
- Bestow
- Cary of "North by Northwest"
- "American Gothic" painter Wood
- Lee opponent
- Vicksburg victor
- Scientist's wish, maybe
- She Done Him Wrong actor
- President in 1869
- Concede
- President who said "I have never felt any sort of fondness for war"