Leading man

The answer

HERO

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HERO answer page.

Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• ADAM (80 uses in xd)
• USHER (12 uses in xd)
• ALPHA (1 uses in xd)
• ALPHAMALE (1 uses in xd)
• PAWN (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for HERO

Every other clue in this collection answered by HERO, most used first.

• Protagonist - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
• Long sandwich - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• Leander's love - used 63 times, most recently in 2023
• Long lunch? - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Man of the hour - used 51 times, most recently in 2019
• Medal recipient - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Medal of Honor recipient - used 41 times, most recently in 2024
• Sub - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Medal earner - used 34 times, most recently in 2023
• Subway fare? - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
• Rescuer - used 27 times, most recently in 2023
• Valiant one - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Submarine sandwich - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Big sandwich - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Day saver - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• Role model - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• Sandwich type - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Military medal recipient - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Parade honoree - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Sub sandwich - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Hoagie - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Savior - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Deli sandwich - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• "My ___!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• One who saves the day - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Sandwich - used 16 times, most recently in 2003
• Leander's beloved - used 15 times, most recently in 2005
• Kind of sandwich - used 14 times, most recently in 1997
• Knight in shining armor - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Submarine - used 13 times, most recently in 2002
• Villain's opposite - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Good guy - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Person who saves the day - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Three cheers" recipient - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
• Deli offering - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Deli order - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Grinder - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Idol - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Leander's lover - used 11 times, most recently in 2003
• Valiant person - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Villain's adversary - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Villain's counterpart - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• War honoree - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• Courageous one - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Deli delight - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
• Saver of the day - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Army medal recipient - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Damsel's deliverer - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Lifesaver - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Villain's nemesis - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• White knight - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Decorated one - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Hefty sandwich - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Parade honoree, perhaps - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Sizable sandwich - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Superman, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Tubular sandwich - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• White knight, stereotypically - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• #1 hit for Mariah Carey in 1993 - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Big deli sandwich - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Life saver - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Lunchtime handful - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Main character - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Medal winner - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• The good guy - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Type of sandwich - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Valorous one - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Villain's foe - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• White hat wearer - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• White-hat wearer, stereotypically - used 6 times, most recently in 2012

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Elevator man - OTIS, used 123 times
• "The Thin Man" dog - ASTA, used 105 times
• ___ of Man - ISLE, used 82 times
• Leading man? - ADAM, used 80 times
• Man, for one - ISLE, used 72 times
• Man or Wight - ISLE, used 60 times

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