| ZACHARYTAYLOR | Twelfth President of the United States, a hero of the Mexican War (7,6) |
| TAYLOR | Zachary ---, 12th President of the United States; a hero of the Mexican War (6) |
| SCOTT | Hero of the Mexican-American War |
| PIERCE | Which brigadier general from the Mexican War was the 14th president of the US and is noted for his vacillation over the issue of slavery? (6) |
| ODYSSEY | A Greek epic poem, attributed to Homer, describing the ten-year homeward wanderings of a hero of the siege of Troy (7) |
| ZACHARY | 12th president and hero of the Mexican-American War, ___ Taylor |
| AJAX | In Greek mythology, son of Telamon, a hero of the Trojan War (4) |
| SNAKEDANCE | In the United States, a parade before or during a high school or college homecoming event |
| EISENHOWER | 34th President of the USA, a Second World War general (10) |
| RODEO | In the USA, a display of the skills of cowboys (5) |
| ELCID | 11th-century Spanish soldier who was a hero of the wars against the Moors (2,3) |
| AUSTERE | In the United States, a tree is seen as something which is severely simple (7) |
| POLK | Under him, California and the New Mexico Territory were won in the Mexican War (#11, 1845-49) |
| RAMOS | 12th president of the Philippines |
| JAMESBOWIE | Soldier and pioneer who was a hero of the 1832-36 Texas Revolution: 2 wds. |
| ORTIZ | Slugger David who was a hero of the 2013 World Series |
| ODYSSEUS | Legendary Greek king, a hero of the Iliad (8) |
| CINCINNATI | Ohio city named after a hero of the early Roman republic (10) |
| FIGARO | How far I go to redress him so: a hero of the opera. (6) |
| BEEFALO | In the United States, a hybrid animal that is three-eighths bison and five-eighths domestic cow, bred for food (7) |
