The Clue
Hoagie (4 letter answer)
The Answer
HERO
Tags
Notes
The answer HERO is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
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Admired one
Brave one
Idol
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Protagonist
Sandwich
Savior
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Deli offering
Dragon slayer
D.S.O. designee
Huge sandwich
Illustrious warrior
Kind of sandwich
Kind of worship
Leander's beloved
Leander's lover
Life saver
Long lunch?
Lunchtime handful
Male lead
Medal recipient
Parade honoree
Starring role
Submarine sandwich
Subway fare?
White knight
Kin of a grinder or submarine
Much-admired sandwich?
Poor boy or grinder
Claudio's love in Berlioz's "Béatrice et Bénédict"
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