GREECE, WAR, DEATH, AZTEC, CONDUCTOR, FOOT, SKYSCRAPER, NOVEL.

GREECE, WAR, DEATH, and FOOT all immediately suggest “Achilles (4)”. My only worry is that SUPERHERO could potentially be guessed, but hopefully the others will be obvious enough that they won’t get tripped up. Maybe worth going for it.

Cluing AZTEC, CONDUCTOR, SKYSCRAPER and NOVEL seems like it’ll be more difficult – none of them have any obvious connection.

(Hmm, maybe “Trojan War (4)” would be better than “Achilles”?)

Whatever, just went with “Achilles”. Good, FOOT down. And GREECE. Now WAR and DEATH please :)

What's the best word for CENTAUR and SUPERHERO? I don't know if FICTIONAL CHARACTER would be allowed. I have to be careful to get something that won't include NOVEL. How about IMAGINARY?
Perfect response!

Looks like blue has a bunch of Trojan-war-related clues. What are they going to do with that?
Wow! ACHILLES is a great clue! I might have only done 3, but DEATH shouldn't be too hard to get.

Glad they gave us one of ours!

Now what can I do with the rest? Something with COURT and NIGHT? What about DATE? Yeah, actually, that would fit with PALM, too!