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noun • a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) • the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem • (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her • someone who fights for a cause • (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god • 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 | ||||||||
| 31% | 7 | Principal character in a Gothic novel | ||||||
noun • a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson | ||||||||
| 25% | 7 | Female lead character in a novel or film | ||||||
noun • the main good female character in a work of fiction • a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds | ||||||||
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HERO which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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HERO
Updated: October 13, 2023
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