Long sandwich
The crossword clue "Long sandwich" is answered by HERO, a 4-letter entry. Used 66 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HERO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HERO answer page.
Used 66 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 15 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.
- HOAGIE (4 uses in xd)
- ITALIANHERO (1 uses in xd)
- TORPEDO (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
- 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
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.
- Sandwich shop - DELI, used 288 times
- Sandwich cookie - OREO, used 274 times
- Long story - SAGA, used 247 times
- It's a long story - SAGA, used 161 times
- A long time - AGES, used 156 times
- Before long - SOON, used 120 times
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