Fans' favorite (4 letters)

{ Answer }

IDOL

{ Related Clues }

Admired one
Adored one
Favorite
Hero
Joss
___ orship
Superstar
Teraph
Baal, e.g.
Devil-god
Devotion object
Fox's "American ___"
Graven image
Hollywood favorite
Matinee follower
Matinee hero
Object of worship
"___ of Ohio" (McKinley)
Person with fans
Singer Billy ___
Social lion
Stargazer's focus?
Teen's fave
Tiki, e.g.
TV's "American ___"
Burt Reynolds, to many
"The Fallen ___," 1948 film
Fan-club hero
Fawned-over figure
Golden calf, e.g.
Golden god, say
More than a celebrity
Rock star Billy ___
Rock star, say
Role model, maybe
Valentino or Gable, once
Whom fans adore
One doing commercial endorsements, maybe
Teen Beat cover subject
Whom a wannabe wants to be
It might be surrounded by bows

{ Tags }

adored, american, baal, billy, calf, eg, elvis, false, fan, favorite, god, golden, graven, hero, idol, image, matinee, object, pedestal, star, teen

{ Notes }

The answer IDOL is very common and appears about once every 34.7 puzzles.

{ Definition }

IDOL as a noun:

1. (idol, graven image, god) = a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"

2. (idol, matinee idol) = someone who is adored blindly and excessively

3. (paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal) = an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept