Protagonist in hard-boiled fiction Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GUMSHOE Protagonist in hard-boiled fiction (7)
3% NONHERO Unconventional protagonist (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 18, 2026
3% TRUE Not fictional (4) Commuter Feb 10, 2026
3% HEROINE Female protagonist (7) The Times Concise Feb 2, 2026
3% TEAEGG Hard-boiled Chinese snack (6) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
3% HERO Protagonist (4) Commuter Jan 29, 2026
3% LIES Fictions (4) LA Times Daily Jan 17, 2026
3% ERUPT Boil over (5) Newsday Jan 15, 2026
3% IRATE Boiling mad (5)
3% EEP "The Croods" protagonist (3) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
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