NYT Crossword · 21 Down
“Hero” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, September 17, 2020 as 21 Down. The answer has 3 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Thursday, September 17, 2020 · 21 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Sep 17, 2020 · 21 Down · 3 letters
- Apr 1, 2018 · 83 Across · 6 letters
- Nov 27, 2016 · 22 Across · 4 letters
- Apr 3, 2011 · 102 Across · 5 letters
- Jan 25, 2009 · 19 Down · 3 letters
- Sep 27, 2008 · 16 Across · 5 letters
- Feb 17, 2008 · 84 Down · 6 letters
- Jul 19, 2006 · 32 Down · 3 letters
- May 11, 2006 · 25 Across · 3 letters
- Aug 2, 2005 · 52 Down · 4 letters
- Jun 26, 2005 · 44 Across · 3 letters
- Jun 17, 2003 · 62 Across · 4 letters
- Aug 19, 2001 · 80 Across · 4 letters
- Jan 20, 2001 · 52 Across · 3 letters
- Oct 4, 2000 · 48 Across · 3 letters
- Dec 16, 1998 · 38 Down · 3 letters
- Nov 10, 1998 · 7 Down · 4 letters
- Sep 30, 1998 · 1 Down · 3 letters
- Feb 1, 1997 · 42 Across · 3 letters
- Jan 23, 1996 · 41 Down · 3 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, September 17, 2020.
Across
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- 14"Whoopee!" crossword clue6 letters
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- 19Third word of many a limerick crossword clue3 letters
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- 25Supposed crop circle makers, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 26Garden pest crossword clue5 letters
- 29Held up crossword clue5 letters
- 31In-flight announcement, for short? crossword clue3 letters
- 34Tributary of the Potomac crossword clue4 letters
- 35-- crossword clue8 letters
- 37Starts to de-camp? crossword clue5 letters
- 39+ ... with a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle crossword clue3 letters
- 40Ish crossword clue5 letters
- 41Food item whose name is derived from a comic strip crossword clue8 letters
- 43-- crossword clue4 letters
- 44Many a craft beer crossword clue3 letters
- 45Runs crossword clue5 letters
- 47Nimbi crossword clue5 letters
- 48Absorbed, as a loss crossword clue3 letters
- 49Section of the Chipotle menu crossword clue5 letters
- 51Thoughtless sender of emails? crossword clue7 letters
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- 56Pop crossword clue3 letters
- 59Like the browser windows of a multitasker crossword clue8 letters
- 61"F," on a form crossword clue6 letters
- 63"Indubitably!" crossword clue8 letters
- 64"Get what I'm talkin' about?" crossword clue6 letters
- 65Just squeeze (out) crossword clue3 letters
- 66Kind of disease with a telltale bull's-eye rash crossword clue4 letters
- 67Split crossword clue6 letters
Down
- 1Become more relaxed crossword clue4 letters
- 2Newswoman Kotb crossword clue4 letters
- 3Feuds crossword clue4 letters
- 4George's lyricist brother crossword clue3 letters
- 5Subcontracted, with "out" crossword clue6 letters
- 6Major Nashville landmark crossword clue5 letters
- 7Key under a tilde crossword clue3 letters
- 8Kuwait is a member of it, in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 9Financial incentive for an executive to stay at a company crossword clue7 letters
- 10Stars crossword clue8 letters
- 11Gluten-free noodle variety crossword clue4 letters
- 12They work as a team crossword clue4 letters
- 13Middle finger, with "the" crossword clue4 letters
- 16No-fault rulings at court? crossword clue4 letters
- 23Muscle-to-bone connector crossword clue5 letters
- 24Lunar phenomenon crossword clue7 letters
- 26Carne ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 27Small glass container crossword clue5 letters
- 28Avoid commitment crossword clue5 letters
- 30Meas. equal to 180°/pi crossword clue3 letters
- 31Spring month in Paris crossword clue5 letters
- 32Chain where you can buy wet or dry food crossword clue5 letters
- 33Guy friends, in slang crossword clue5 letters
- 36Midwest tribe crossword clue5 letters
- 38Prepare runny, as an egg crossword clue8 letters
- 39Drink suffix crossword clue3 letters
- 42-- crossword clue7 letters
- 46For argument's sake crossword clue3 letters
- 47Housekeeping 101 crossword clue6 letters
- 48Totals: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 50-- crossword clue5 letters
- 51Scottish isle connected by road bridge to the mainland in the 1990s crossword clue4 letters
- 52Sneaky look crossword clue4 letters
- 53Place for an icon in church crossword clue4 letters
- 54Be lousy (with) crossword clue4 letters
- 56Artist given the derisive nickname "Avida Dollars," an anagram of his full name crossword clue4 letters
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- 58Consider crossword clue4 letters
- 60Elizabeth Warren, ___ Herring crossword clue3 letters
- 62Verbal shrug crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Hero”?
The answer has 3 letters. It starts with S and ends with B, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Hero” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 21 Down. It has appeared 20 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Hero” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is SUB. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.