| 2026-05-24 | Princess Leia or Hester Prynne |
| 2026-05-10 | Leading lady's part |
| 2025-11-18 | Lead female character |
| 2020-03-12 | Wonder Woman, for one |
| 2020-01-09 | Jane Eyre or Wonder Woman |
| 2019-03-28 | Wonder Woman, for one |
| 2017-07-11 | Katniss Everdeen, in "The Hunger Games" |
| 2014-08-19 | See 37-Across |
| 2012-03-01 | Princess Leia, e.g. |
| 2010-10-27 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer, e.g. |
| 2007-06-04 | Nancy Drew or Joan of Arc |
| 2005-12-01 | Scheherazade, for one |
| 2004-08-23 | Evangeline or Anna Karenina, e.g. |
| 2004-05-23 | Wonder Woman, for one |
| 2004-03-28 | Romance novelist's creation |
| 2002-03-31 | Emma or Jane Eyre |
| 1999-05-17 | Jane Eyre, e.g. |
| 1996-05-19 | Anne of Green Gables, e.g. |
| 1994-05-17 | Evangeline, e.g. |