| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SUBSIDISE | Sponsor | |
| GUARANTOR | Sponsor | |
| BACKER | Sponsor | |
| PATRONISE | Sponsor | |
| BENEFACTOR | Sponsor | |
| PATRON | Sponsor | |
| GODMOTHER | Baptismal sponsor | |
| GODPARENT | Baptismal sponsor | |
| SUPPORT | Sport holds up sponsor | |
| GOSSIP | To stand sponsor to. | |
| CAUTIONER | A surety or sponsor. | |
| SPNSORIAL | Pertaining to a sponsor. | |
| SPONSORSHIP | State of being a sponsor. | |
| BACKBONE | Sponsor second-rate one not found in invertebrates | |
| GODDAUGHTER | A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism. | |
| SUSCEPTOR | One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a sponsor; a guardian. | |
| GODSON | A male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism. See Godfather. | |
| GODFATHER | A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction. | |
| GODCHILD | One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See Godfather. | |