| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| INITIATOR | Originator | |
| CREATOR | Originator | |
| AUTHOR | Originator | |
| FOUNDER | Originator; collapse | |
| GENITOR | One who begets; a generator; an originator. | |
| ORIGINAL | An original thinker or writer; an originator. | |
| SIRE | A creator; a maker; an author; an originator. | |
| FATHER | One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or teacher. | |
| IMPUTE | To charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account of; to charge to one as the author, responsible originator, or possessor; -- generally in a bad sense. | |