| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ESTHER | Purim story hero |
| TONY | "West Side Story" hero |
| HANS | Skating story hero Brinker |
| JUDAH | Hero of the Hanukkah story |
| SESTOS | Scene of Hero and Leander story. |
| SAMBO | Hero of a favorite children's story. |
| BILLYBUDD | Title hero of a Melville story |
| KIM | Irish hero of Indian story, 1901. |
| EGIL | Norse hero of oldest form of Wilhelm Tell story. |
| ZORRO | Masked hero who debuted in the 1919 story "The Curse of Capistrano" |
