| Star |
| Idol |
| Victor |
| My __! |
| Savior |
| Hoagie |
| Grinder |
| Paragon |
| Worship |
| Demigod |
| Sub kin |
| Paladin |
| Favorite |
| Champion |
| Sandwich |
| Lead ___ |
| Deli buy |
| Poor boy |
| Deli sub |
| Fat role |
| Long sub |
| Sub _____ |
| Deli fare |
| Deli item |
| Deli roll |
| Brave one |
| Good" guy |
| Submarine |
| Day saver |
| Big lunch |
| Long roll |
| Noble man |
| Male lead |
| Star part |
| Lifesaver |
| Brave man |
| Deli order |
| Life saver |
| Deli lunch |
| Subway buy |
| Lunch order |
| Role model? |
| Deli option |
| Protagonist |
| Long lunch? |
| Admired one |
| Hefty lunch |
| Saving sort |
| Screen idol |
| Shane, e.g. |
| Saving type |
| Subway meal |
| Epic figure |
| War honoree |
| Valiant one |
| Hoffman film |
| Leading man? |
| Deli delight |
| Subway fare? |
| Damsel saver |
| Deli product |
| Deli serving |
| El Cid, e.g. |
| Hoagie, e.g. |
| Medal getter |
| Derring-doer |
| Gallant sort |
| Leading role |
| Sub in a bag |
| The good guy |
| Brave person |
| Medal winner |
| White knight |
| Sub sandwich |
| Valorous one |
| Medal earner |
| Deli purchase |
| Deli sandwich |
| Deli offering |
| One to admire |
| Sandwich type |
| Huge sandwich |
| Dragon slayer |
| Parade figure |
| Sub in a deli |
| D.S.C. winner |
| Medal awardee |
| One decorated |
| Play ___ role |
| Plucky person |
| Sub on shore? |
| War ace, e.g. |
| Batman," e.g. |
| Rescuer, e.g. |
| Villain's foe |
| Decorated one |
| Starring role |
| Long sandwich |
| Hercules, e.g. |
| Superman, e.g. |
| Main character |
| Courageous one |
| Achilles, e.g. |
| Parade honoree |
| Admired fellow |
| Bassanio, e.g. |
| Central figure |
| Conquering ___ |
| Courageous man |
| Damsel rescuer |
| Large sandwich |
| Legend subject |
| Lengthy lunch? |
| Real lifesaver |
| Sub or torpedo |
| Super sandwich |
| Valiant person |
| York or Murphy |
| Leander's lass |
| Medal deserver |
| Novel creation |
| Role in a play |
| Lifesaver, say |
| Rescuer, often |
| Hefty sandwich |
| Leander's love |
| Sandwich choice |
| Kind of worship |
| Subway purchase |
| Don't be a ___! |
| Batman, for one |
| Brave deed doer |
| Courageous sort |
| D.S.O. designee |
| Damsel's savior |
| Elongated lunch |
| Hellespont girl |
| Hoagie's cousin |
| Lionized leader |
| Po'boy relative |
| Story character |
| Sub substitute? |
| Villain's enemy |
| Sully," for one |
| Foot-long lunch |
| Goat's opposite |
| Lead character? |
| Medal candidate |
| Wartime honoree |
| Brave sandwich? |
| Lifesaver, e.g. |
| Leander's lover |
| Man of the hour |
| Medal recipient |
| Lionhearted one |
| Hercules was one |
| White-hat wearer |
| Kind of sandwich |
| Tubular sandwich |
| Certain medalist |
| He saves the day |
| Heavy conqueror? |
| Lionhearted type |
| Lionhearted sort |
| Loooong sandwich |
| Main part, often |
| Parade celebrity |
| Po' boy relative |
| Sestos priestess |
| Two-fisted lunch |
| Achilles or Ajax |
| Lifesaver, maybe |
| Male protagonist |
| Life saver, e.g. |
| Leander's friend |
| Edible submarine |
| Saver of the day |
| Type of sandwich |
| Sizable sandwich |
| Object of worship |
| Superman, for one |
| Fireman, at times |
| There goes my ___ |
| Antagonist's foil |
| Big deli sandwich |
| Courageous fellow |
| Courageous figure |
| Han or Luke, e.g. |
| Her lover drowned |
| Poor boy's cousin |
| Sir Galahad, e.g. |
| Six-foot sandwich |
| Sub shop purchase |
| V.I.P. of silents |
| Courageous person |
| Novel protagonist |
| Ulysses," for one |
| Hercules, for one |
| Pizzeria offering |
| Villain's nemesis |
| Leander's beloved |
| Lunchtime handful |
| Action film staple |
| Submarine sandwich |
| Alger lad, usually |
| Audie Murphy e.g. |
| Batman or Superman |
| Decorated cop, say |
| Firefighter, maybe |
| Grinder's relative |
| Hoagie or poor boy |
| Hoagy or submarine |
| Long deli sandwich |
| Melodrama mainstay |
| Merriwell, for one |
| Mythical priestess |
| Paragon of bravery |
| Tenor in an opera. |
| Villain vanquisher |
| A kind of sandwich |
| Elongated sandwich |
| Foot-long sandwich |
| Damsel's deliverer |
| Big ___ (sandwich) |
| Villain's opposite |
| Sandwich shop order |
| Game-winning player |
| Any of the Avengers |
| Black Panther, e.g. |
| Day-saver in comics |
| Decoration receiver |
| Eggplant parm order |
| Dragon slayer, e.g. |
| Hercules or Ulysses |
| Hoagie, in New York |
| Main male character |
| Man of distinction. |
| Medal of Honor man. |
| One may win a heart |
| One may wear a cape |
| Poor boy or grinder |
| Six-footer, perhaps |
| Sub by another name |
| Subject of a parade |
| He deserves a medal |
| Illustrious warrior |
| Someone to root for |
| Novel's protagonist |
| Two-fisted sandwich |
| Supersized sandwich |
| Villain's adversary |
| Two-handed sandwich |
| Dustin Hoffman film |
| Object of decoration |
| Cylindrical sandwich |
| Audie Murphy was one |
| El Cid, to Spaniards |
| Foo Fighters "My ___ |
| Medal awardee, maybe |
| Much Ado daughter |
| Really long sandwich |
| Villain's antithesis |
| My ___," Straus song |
| Protagonist, usually |
| Substantial sandwich |
| White hat, in oaters |
| Army-medal recipient |
| One who is worshiped |
| Villain's vanquisher |
| Superman's sandwich? |
| Object of admiration |
| Forrest Gump, for one |
| Garcia / Hoffman film |
| High-calorie sandwich |
| Medal of Honor winner |
| Military medal earner |
| Parade honoree, often |
| Relative of a grinder |
| Rescuer, to a rescuee |
| Sizable deli offering |
| Submarine or poor boy |
| Villain's counterpart |
| Bronze Star recipient |
| Sergeant York was one |
| One who saves the day |
| Indiana Jones, for one |
| Decorated cop, for one |
| Key-to-the-city figure |
| Medal recipient, maybe |
| Sandwich for Superman? |
| Soldier of distinction |
| Super Bowl party order |
| Superman, to Lois Lane |
| Much-admired sandwich? |
| Purple Heart recipient |
| Knight in shining armor |
| #1 hit for Mariah Carey |
| Achilles or Moses, e.g. |
| Activision's Guitar ___ |
| Decorated veteran, e.g. |
| Foot-long meal, perhaps |
| Guitar ___ (video game) |
| Main character, usually |
| Many a Marvel character |
| Mr. Incredible, for one |
| Rescuer, to the rescued |
| Statue subject, perhaps |
| Worshiped one, at times |
| Apt lunch for Superman? |
| Hoagie, by another name |
| Parade honoree, perhaps |
| 1992 Dustin Hoffman film |
| A priestess of Aphrodite |
| Captain America, for one |
| Decorated deli sandwich? |
| Fireman, to many a kitty |
| Heart recipient, perhaps |
| Medal of Valor recipient |
| Medal winner for bravery |
| Object of worship, maybe |
| Ruth, to old Yankee fans |
| Six-foot sandwich, maybe |
| Medal recipient, perhaps |
| Subway purchase, perhaps |
| Many a returning soldier |
| Person who saves the day |
| Military-medal recipient |
| One getting a decoration |
| Medal of Honor recipient |
| It may be full of baloney |
| 1992 Dustin Hoffman movie |
| Apt sandwich for Superman |
| Lover of Leander, in myth |
| Metallica "___ of the Day |
| Sandwich eaten two-handed |
| Submarine, in other words |
| Parade recipient, perhaps |
| Croix de Guerre recipient |
| ''Last Action ___'' (1993) |
| ''Three cheers'' recipient |
| Exceptionally brave person |
| Movie's protagonist, often |
| Object of worship, perhaps |
| One who may be a lifesaver |
| One who might get a parade |
| Person with a medal, maybe |
| Ticker tape parade honoree |
| Caterer's six-foot offering |
| Clichéd guy in a white hat |
| Comic book character, often |
| Guy with superpowers, often |
| Rider of a white horse, say |
| Six-footer at a party, e.g. |
| Superman's sandwich choice? |
| Tarzan or Buck Rogers, e.g. |
| Johnny-on-the-spot, perhaps |
| Sully" Sullenberger, notably |
| Popeye, after eating spinach |
| Goat's antithesis, in sports |
| 1901 Maugham novel, with "The |
| Iron Man, Batman, or Superman |
| Kin of a grinder or submarine |
| Many a video game protagonist |
| Superman's favorite sandwich? |
| Adventure novel's protagonist |
| Jackie Robinson, historically |
| White knight, stereotypically |
| 1993 Mariah Carey chart topper |
| Guitar ___ (video game series) |
| Katniss Everdeen or Link, e.g. |
| Mariah Carey "Music Box" smash |
| Medal of Honor recipient, e.g. |
| Person who defeats the villain |
| #1 hit for Mariah Carey in 1993 |
| Batman or Superman, for example |
| Beatrice's cousin in "Much Ado. |
| Foo Fighters "There goes my ___ |
| One who bravely rescues another |
| There goes my ___" Foo Fighters |
| Key to the city recipient, maybe |
| It may be a foot long and edible |
| One coming through in the clutch |
| Principal male figure in a story |
| Rocky, Rambo, or a fireman, e.g. |
| Sandwich also known as a grinder |
| Sandwich that requires two hands |
| Big ___ 6" (2014 animated movie) |
| Six-footer at a Super Bowl party? |
| Superman or the Hulk, for example |
| The person who fights the villain |
| Lover who lived by the Hellespont |
| White-hat wearer, stereotypically |
| Bolívar, in much of South America |
| Guitar ___ (hit video game series) |
| Person who slays a dragon, perhaps |
| Typical comic-book title character |
| Bonnie Tyler "Holding Out for a ___ |
| Ticker-tape parade honoree, perhaps |
| 1992 film directed by Stephen Frears |
| Aquaman or Wonder Woman, for example |
| Popular Super Bowl party centerpiece |
| Audie Murphy, in movies and real life |
| Green Arrow or the Flash, for example |
| One dressed in white, stereotypically |
| Grinder, in New Englander parlance |
| Mariah Carey's smash about her savior? |
| Guy hitting a game-winning homer, e.g. |
| Last Action ___" (Schwarzenegger movie) |
| Green Lantern or the Flash, for example |
| Caterer's six-foot-long offering, maybe |
| Classic Mariah Carey jam from "Music Box |
| Iron Man or Captain America, for example |
| Recipient of a ticker-tape parade, maybe |
| We Don't Need Another ___" (Tina Turner) |
| Enrique Iglesias "I can be your ___, baby |
| What Popeye becomes, after eating spinach |
| Guitar ___ (discontinued video game series) |
| Member of the Justice League or the Avengers |
| A Novel Without a __" ("Vanity Fair" subtitle) |
| You cannot be a ___ without being a coward": Shaw |
| Role model hidden in this puzzle's longest answers |
| Claudio's love in Berlioz's "Béatrice et Bénédict |
| Single for Chad Kroeger of Nickelback or Mariah Carey |
| Mariah Carey and Enrique Iglesias hits with same title |
| Peter "Star-Lord" Quill in "Guardians of the Galaxy," for one |
| Big ___ 6" (2014 animated film and a hint to the puzzle theme) |
| Somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown," per Tom Hanks |
| “Show me a ___ and I’ll write you a tragedy”: F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| Elvis was a ___ to most, but he never meant shit to me you see": Public Enemy |
| The guy who let me pee in the Starbucks even though it had technically just closed, for example |