The Clue
Achilles or Ajax (4 letter answer)
The Answer
HERO
Tags
Notes
The answer HERO is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
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Conquerin ___
Grinder
"My ___!"
Protagonist
Sandwich
Savior
Sub
Submarine
Valorous one
Achilles, e.g.
Deli order
Edible submarine
Hercules or Ulysses
Hoagie, e.g.
Hoagy or submarine
Illustrious warrior
Kind of sandwich
Leander's beloved
Leander's lass
Leander's love
Leander's lover
Lifesaver, maybe
Lifesaver, say
Long lunch?
Male lead
Sizable sandwich
Submarine sandwich
White knight
York or Murphy
Hoagie or poor boy
Main part, often
Medal awardee, maybe
Sergeant York was one
Two-handed sandwich
One who saves the day
Definition
HERO as a noun:
1. a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
2. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
3. (champion, fighter, hero, paladin) = someone who fights for a cause
4. (Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria) = Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
5. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
6. (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
7. (bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep) = a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States