Man of the hour
The crossword clue "Man of the hour" is answered by HERO, a 4-letter entry. Used 51 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
HERO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HERO answer page.
Used 51 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 11 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.
- FATHERTIME (2 uses in xd)
- JAMESEARLCARTER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HERO
Every other clue in this collection answered by HERO, most used first.
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