- HEROINE
- Joan of Arc, to France
- Joan of Arc, e.g.
- Katniss Everdeen, e.g.
- Scout of "To Kill A Mockingbird," e.g.
- Thelma or Louise
- Leading lady
- Day saver
- First lady?
- Juliet, e.g.
- Juliet or Portia
- Pauline of many perils, for example
- She saves the day
- Sheena or Xena, e.g.
- Brave woman
- Xena or Sheena
- Woman of bravery
- Pure ___ (Lorde album)
- Scarlett, for one
- Sandra Bullock role, e.g.
- Jane Eyre, e.g.
- TV's Buffy, e.g.
- Female star
- Joan of Arc, for one
- Most any Disney princess
- Jane Eyre, for one
- Wonder Woman, for one
- Captain Marvel, for one
- Melodrama headliner
- Pauline, for one
- Batgirl, e.g.
- Admired one
- Certain saver
- Cartland creation
- Lead, often
- Melodrama focus
- Scarlett O'Hara, for one
- Juliet or Jane Eyre
- Wonder Woman, for instance
- Leading lady of a film
- Narc's confiscation*
- Star.
- What Mary Martin is in "South Pacific."
- Demigoddess.
- Courageous woman.
- Anna Leonowens, for instance.
- Star part.
- Jane Froman, for instance.
- Character lacking in "The Old Man and the Sea."
- The villain still pursues her.
- Audrey Hepburn, for instance.
- Anne Frank, for example.
- The villain's quarry.
- Girl in a novel.
- Star role.
- Consuelo, for instance.
- Role.
- Hunter for Prince Charming.
- Ingenue role.
- Gallant girl
- Pearl White, always
- Portia or Rosalind
- Lorna Doone, e.g.
- Juliet or Cordelia
- Tess, to Hardy
- Juliet or Viola
- Evangeline, e.g.
- Anne of Green Gables, e.g.
- Emma or Jane Eyre
- Evangeline or Anna Karenina, e.g.
- Romance novelist's creation
- Scheherazade, for one
- Nancy Drew or Joan of Arc
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, e.g.
- Princess Leia, e.g.
- See 37-Across
- Katniss Everdeen, in "The Hunger Games"
- Jane Eyre or Wonder Woman
- Female protagonist
- Captain Marvel, e.g.
- Clarice Starling, e.g.
- Wonder Woman, e.g.
- Protagonist, perhaps
- Da'Naisha in "My Monticello," for example
- She-Ra or Wonder Woman, e.g.
- Jane Eyre, say
- Captain Marvel or Wonder Woman, e.g.
- Portia or Viola, e.g.
- Manon or Aida
- Jo March or Elizabeth Bennet
