Leading character of a literary work Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Leading character of a literary work . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PROTAGONIST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROTAGONIST Leading character of a literary work (11)
4% CLASSICS Timeless literary works (8) USA Today Oct 14, 2026
3% EFFLORESCENCE Leading characters in English Faculty glow, leaving university and flourishing (13) The Times Cryptic Nov 4, 2026
3% ODE Literary homage (3)
3% FINN Literary Huckleberry (4) LA Times Daily Nov 1, 2026
3% TRAHERNE Thomas -, author of 1673 literary work Roman Forgeries (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Oct 29, 2026
3% DENIAL Refusal to work in lead (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Oct 25, 2026
3% ANA Literary collection (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2026
3% OHENRY Literary master of irony (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2026
3% OUTFRONT In the lead (8) USA Today Oct 17, 2026
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