Answer: HERO
HERO is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 360 times.
Referring Clues:
- Parade figure
 - "Three cheers" recipient
 - Sub
 - Submarine sandwich
 - Leander's lover
 - Submarine
 - Deli offering
 - Parade honoree
 - Object of decoration
 - Medal recipient
 - Man of the hour
 - Lifesaver, say
 - Long lunch?
 - "My ___!"
 - Star
 - Achilles, e.g.
 - Lifesaver, e.g.
 - Leander's love
 - Firefighter, maybe
 - Decorated cop, say
 - Lifesaver
 - Savior
 - Life saver
 - Deli sandwich
 - Medal awardee, maybe
 - Subway fare?
 - Deli order
 - Sizable sandwich
 - Person with a medal, maybe
 - Grinder
 - Long sandwich
 - One getting a decoration
 - Paladin
 - Loooong sandwich
 - Knight in shining armor
 - Subway purchase
 - Lead
 - Medal of honor recipient
 - One who saves the day
 - Deli product
 - White knight
 - Dragon slayer
 - Batman or Superman
 - Lifesaver, maybe
 - Medal winner for bravery
 - El Cid, to Spaniards
 - Two-handed sandwich
 - Guitar ___ (hit video game series)
 - Protagonist
 - Hercules or Ulysses
 - Purple Heart recipient
 - Sandwich that requires two hands
 - Key to the city recipient, maybe
 - The guy in the white hat, stereotypically
 - Hefty sandwich
 - Hawkman or Green Lantern
 - El Cid, to the Spaniards
 - Conquering ___
 - Worshiper's honoree
 - Big sandwich
 - Damsel's deliverer
 - Ham holder, perhaps
 - Day saver
 - Damsel's rescuer
 - Good guy
 - Sub sandwich
 - One's knight in shining armor
 - Role model
 - Big lunch
 - Derring-doer
 - Superman's sandwich?
 - Villain's opposite
 - Lunchtime handful
 - Supersized sandwich
 - Brave deed doer
 - Audie Murphy, in movies and real life
 - Role model hidden in this puzzle's longest answers
 - Sub by another name
 - Heavy conqueror?
 - Paragon of bravery
 - Hercules, for one
 - Sandwich for Superman?
 - Long roll
 - Rescuer, often
 - One who is worshiped
 - Hoagie
 - Worshiped one, at times
 - Noble man
 - #1 hit for Mariah Carey
 - 1992 Dustin Hoffman movie
 - Ticker-tape parade honoree, perhaps
 - Deli roll
 - Sandwich also known as a grinder
 - 1992 film directed by Stephen Frears
 - Medal candidate
 - Guitar ___ (video game)
 - Sandwich eaten two-handed
 - War honoree
 - Guitar __: video game
 - David, after using his 13-Down
 - Object of worship
 - Certain medalist
 - Deli serving
 - Caterer's six-foot offering
 - Decorated veteran, e.g.
 - Villain's vanquisher
 - Army-medal recipient
 - Damsel rescuer
 - Decorated one
 - The good guy
 - Courageous one
 - Deli lunch
 - Saver of the day
 - Mythical priestess
 - He saves the day
 - Elongated sandwich
 - Damsel saver
 - Popeye, after eating spinach
 - One dressed in white, stereotypically
 - Valorous one
 - White knight, stereotypically
 - Dustin Hoffman film
 - Lover who lived by the Hellespont
 - Three cheers recipient
 - ''Three cheers'' recipient
 - White-hat wearer, stereotypically
 - ''My ___!''
 - Apt sandwich for Superman
 - ''Last Action ___'' (1993)
 - It may be a foot long and edible
 - White hat wearer
 - Poor boy's cousin?
 - Much-admired sandwich?
 - "We Don't Need Another ___" (Tina Turner)
 - Medal of Honor winner
 - Fireman, at times
 - Substantial sandwich
 - Parade recipient, perhaps
 - Rocky, Rambo, or a fireman, e.g.
 - Croix de Guerre recipient
 - Apt lunch for Superman
 - Subway purchase, perhaps
 - Apt lunch for Superman?
 - Lionized leader
 - Medal recipient, maybe
 - Parade honoree, perhaps
 - Day-saver in comics
 - Deli fare
 - Deli delight
 - It may be full of baloney
 - Batman, for one
 - Novel's protagonist
 - Superman, e.g.
 - Medal winner
 - 1992 Dustin Hoffman film
 - Heart recipient, perhaps
 - Epic figure
 - My ___!
 - Military medal recipient
 - One may win a heart
 - Damsel's savior
 - Adventurer, often
 - Legend subject
 - "Last Action ___" (1993)
 - Guitar ___: video game
 - 39-Down recipient
 - Rescuer, e.g.
 - Someone to root for
 - Champion
 - Super Bowl party order
 - Po' boy relative
 - Bronze Star recipient
 - Medal deserver
 - Sub or torpedo
 - Classic Mariah Carey jam from "Music Box"
 - Military-medal recipient
 - Two-fisted sandwich
 - Han or Luke, e.g.
 - Hoagie's cousin
 - He deserves a medal
 - Super or anti follower
 - Indiana Jones, for one
 - Novel protagonist
 - Medal earner
 - Valiant one
 - Sub's cousin
 - Male lead
 - Poor boy
 - Sub in a deli
 - Leading man
 - Main male character
 - Beloved of leander
 - Beloved of Leander
 - Single for Chad Kroeger of Nickelback or Mariah Carey
 - Elongated lunch
 - Decorated deli sandwich?
 - Tarzan or Buck Rogers, e.g.
 - Main part, often
 - Sir Galahad, e.g.
 - Long deli sandwich
 - Main character
 - Knight, often
 - Villain's foe
 - Another word for hoagie
 - Villain's adversary
 - White hat, in oaters
 - Tubular sandwich
 - Villain vanquisher
 - Brave sandwich?
 - Foot-long sandwich
 - Paragon
 - Adventure novel's protagonist
 - Activision's Guitar ___
 - Life saver, e.g.
 - Saving type
 - Superman, for one
 - Guy hitting a game-winning homer, e.g.
 - Valiant person
 - Brave one
 - Gilgameh or Beowulf
 - Wartime honoree
 - Medal of Honor recipient, e.g.
 - Big deli sandwich
 - White-hat wearer
 - One coming through in the clutch
 - Jackie Robinson, historically
 - Admired one
 - Many a returning soldier
 - "Don't be a ___!"
 - El Cid, e.g.
 - Decoration receiver
 - Villain's nemesis
 - Lover of Leander, in myth
 - Villain's enemy
 - Sub in a bag
 - Shane, e.g.
 - Sandwich choice
 - Long lunch
 - Six-footer at a Super Bowl party?
 - Superman's sandwich choice?
 - Hercules, e.g.
 - Oversized sandwich
 - Brave warrior
 - Brave person
 - Courageous person
 - Illustrious warrior
 - Decorated cop, for one
 - Lionhearted sort
 - One who may be a lifesaver
 - Subject of a parade
 - Rescuer, to a rescuee
 - "A Novel Without a ___" ("Vanity Fair" subtitle)
 - Saving sort
 - Subway meal
 - Lionhearted type
 - Soldier of distinction
 - Medal awardee
 - Typical comic-book title character
 - Caterer's six-foot-long offering, maybe
 - "Once a ___"
 - Subway buy
 - Brave rescuer
 - Goat's opposite
 - Possible lunch or dinner item
 - Military medal earner
 - Achilles or Ajax
 - Goat's antithesis, in sports
 - Recipient of a ticker-tape parade, maybe
 - Melodrama mainstay
 - Antagonist's foil
 - War ace, e.g.
 - Superman's favorite sandwich?
 - Deli sub
 - Lunch order
 - "Somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown," per Tom Hanks
 - Novel creation
 - Achilles or Moses, e.g.
 - Forrest Gump, for one
 - Parade celebrity
 - Action film staple
 - Deli option
 - Subway fare
 - Her lover drowned
 - Deli purchase
 - "Sully" Sullenberger, notably
 - Super-sandwich
 - Lengthy lunch?
 - Hoagie, by another name
 - Popular Super Bowl party centerpiece
 - Pizzeria offering
 - Main man
 - BolĂvar, in much of South America
 - Real lifesaver
 - Richard Mulligan sitcom: "The ___"
 - Six-foot sandwich
 - One may wear a cape
 - Villain's counterpart
 - Eggplant parm order
 - Long sub
 - Many a Marvel character
 - One decorated
 - One who might get a parade
 - Main character, usually
 - Sub substitute?
 - Medal getter
 - Rescuer, to the rescued
 - Lionhearted one
 - Any Avenger
 - Person saving the day
 - Sandwich also known as a hoagie
 - Grinder, by another name
 - One may be unsung
 - Courageous figure
 - Odysseus, in the "Odyssey"
 - "Zero to ___" (song from "Hercules")
 - Beau ideal
 - Batwoman or Wonder Woman
 - Dr. Li Wenliang, to many
 - Black Panther or Black Lightning
 - Often-shared sandwich
 - Unsung ___
 - Medal recipient, perhaps
 - Edible submarine
 - 1993 Mariah Carey hit
 - Sandwich that takes two hands to handle
 - Person you look up to
 - 1993 chart topper for Mariah Carey
 - Captain Marvel, e.g.
 - Sandwich also called a grinder
 - Aeneas, in "The Aeneid"
 - Person who saves the day
 - Hoagie, outside of Philly
 - Any frontline worker
 - Footlong, maybe
 - Ticker-tape parade honoree
 - Sub that never plays?
 - Revered figure
 - Admired figure
 - Worshipped figure
 - #8
 - One who comes to the rescue
 - Sandwich type
 - Rama, in the Ramayana
 - Someone to look up to
 - Mariah Carey hit
 - Person who comes to the rescue
 - Person on a rescue mission
 - Villain's foil
 - Lunch that saves the day?
 - Moana in "Moana," e.g.
 - Gallant one
 - "Anti-___" (Taylor Swift song)
 - Wonder Woman or Superman
 - Widely admired person
 - "My ___ Academia" (manga series)
 - Any of Marvel's Avengers
 - One on a quest
 - Caped crusader
 - Supergirl, for one
 - First responder, to many
 
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - September 09, 2025
 - LA Times - July 10, 2025
 - USA Today - June 30, 2025
 - USA Today - June 17, 2025
 - LA Times - June 04, 2025
 - USA Today - May 21, 2025
 - USA Today - May 06, 2025
 - New York Times - April 04, 2025
 - LA Times - March 13, 2025
 - USA Today - February 13, 2025
 - LA Times - January 28, 2025
 - New York Times - January 21, 2025
 - LA Times - December 18, 2024
 - LA Times - December 05, 2024
 - LA Times - November 28, 2024
 - LA Times - November 26, 2024
 - LA Times - November 12, 2024
 - LA Times - November 03, 2024
 - USA Today - October 30, 2024
 - LA Times - October 20, 2024
 
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