The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HERO which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Sub crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HERO | 33 % | 4 |
| UBOAT | 27 % | 5 |
| TEMP | 14 % | 4 |
| HOAGIE | 11 % | 6 |
| STANDIN | 6 % | 7 |
| HEROSANDWICH | 3 % | 12 |
| ALTERNATE | 3 % | 9 |
| SITIN | 1 % | 5 |
| POBOY | 1 % | 5 |
| UNDER | 1 % | 5 |
Why may HERO be the right solution?
The answer "HERO" fits the clue "Sub" because a hero is a type of sandwich, often referred to as a "submarine sandwich" or "sub" for short.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sub
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- submarine
- pigboat
- u-boat
- bomber
- wedge
- fill in
- poor boy
- stand in
- substitute
- hoagy
- zep
- hero sandwich
Crossword Answer definitions
HERO noun- Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
- A role model.
- The protagonist in a work of fiction.
- The current player, especially an hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: villain. Not to be confused with hero call.
- A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses; a hero sandwich.
- (food styling) The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed.
- The eye-catching top portion of a web page, sometimes including a hero image; the portion above the fold.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result HERO
- Medal of Honor recipient
- Big sandwich
- Deli delight
- Deli specialty
- Hearty lunch
- Kind of worship
- Leander's beloved
- Leander's love
- Mighty Mouse, for one
- Battle star
More clues leading to the result UBOAT
- Attacker of allied ships
- Axis predator
- WWI menace
- German sub
- German submarine
- Periscope's source
- Red October's ancestor
- Convoy raider
- German WWII sub
- Sub
More clues leading to the result TEMP
- Fill-in worker
- Short-term employee
- Windows file
- Office fill-in
- Work between jobs
- Seasonal worker, say (and, after burrowing, a 37-Down/43-Across from Squeeze)
- Department store Santa, e.g.
- Day worker?
- Least-likely invite to the office party
- One doing data entry, probably
More clues leading to the result HOAGIE
- Grinder's cousin
- Sub
- Hero in Philly
- Sub or hero
- Submarine sandwich
- Long lunch?
- Hero from Philly
- Grinder
- Hero
- Philly's signature sandwich
More clues leading to the result STANDIN
- Body double
- Substitute teacher, say
- Pinch hitter
- Stunt double, for one
- Double
- Substitute
- Alternate
- Stunt double, e.g.
- Substitute (for)
- With 55-Across, be punished at school, old-style ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
More clues leading to the result HEROSANDWICH
- Submarine
- Deli offering
- Sub
- Deli lunch ... or, based on a word hidden in 20-, 34- and 41-Across, what each of those answers is?
- *One may be six feet long
- Sub on a plate
- Dagwood's cousin
- Subway fare?
- Sub ... or a literal hint to 20-, 34- and 43-Across
More clues leading to the result ALTERNATE
- How to shake up Etna?
- See 33 Across
- Backup
- Take turns
- Deputy
- Vary by turns.
- Reciprocal.
- Vice, so to speak
- Sub
- What black and white squares do on a chessboard
More clues leading to the result SITIN
- Act of protest
- Passive protest
- Protest
- Peaceful protest
- Demonstrate without marching
- One form of civil disobedience
- Protest tactic
- Form of protest
- '60s-style protest
- Participate as a visitor
More clues leading to the result POBOY
- Hero of New Orleans?
- N'awlins sandwich
- Sub
- New Orleans hero?
- N'Orleans sandwich
- N'awlins hero
- Hero
- N'awlins sub
- N'awlins sandwich, and this puzzle's title
- NOLA sandwich