Benefactor flawlessly working to protect Republican (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Benefactor flawlessly working to protect Republican (6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 6, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PATRON.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PATRON Benefactor flawlessly working to protect Republican (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
5% GOP Republicans (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 5, 2026
5% SAFE Protected (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
5% SECURE Protected (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
5% DOOR Nameless benefactor's exit point? (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 19, 2025
5% TATE British museum benefactor (4) Newsday Dec 18, 2025
5% AEGIS Protection (5) LA Times Daily Dec 3, 2025
5% DONOR Benefactor (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 1, 2025
4% RIBCAGE It protects the heart (7) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
4% APRON Chef's protective garment (5) Commuter Dec 31, 2025

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