Answer: ANTIHERO
ANTIHERO is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 38 times.
Referring Clues:
- Lucky Jim, for one
 - Willy Loman, for one
 - Either lead in "Easy Rider," e.g.
 - Unlikely protagonist
 - Harrison Ford on film, often
 - Dirty Harry or Cool Hand Luke
 - Dirty Harry or Tony Soprano
 - Raskolnikov in "Crime and Punishment," e.g.
 - Leopold Bloom, e.g.
 - Film noir protagonist
 - Dirty Harry, notably
 - Protagonist found lacking
 - Cool Hand Luke, for one
 - See 9-Down
 - Clark Kent, for one
 - Character lacking courage
 - Shady character, perhaps
 - Not-so-noble protagonist
 - Flawed protagonist
 - Tony Soprano, for one
 - Captain Jack Sparrow, e.g.
 - Nontraditional protagonist
 - Mad Max or Dirty Harry
 - Atypical protagonist
 - Protagonist with likability issues
 - Walter White on "Breaking Bad," for one
 - Novel character
 - Tony Soprano, e.g.
 - Gordon Gekko or Rooster Cogburn
 - Jay Gatsby, notably
 - Many a Clint Eastwood role
 - Unlikable principal
 - Bad guy you root for
 - Flawed but relatable protagonist
 - "It must be exhausting always rooting for the ___" (Taylor Swift lyric)
 - 2022 #1 hit for Taylor Swift
 - Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," for one
 - Taylor Swift hit that begins, "I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser"
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - December 28, 2024
 - New York Times - April 26, 2024
 - New York Times - April 07, 2024
 - New York Times - October 29, 2023
 - New York Times - April 16, 2023
 - LA Times - October 20, 2021
 - USA Today - August 18, 2020
 - Universal - May 17, 2020
 - LA Times - May 08, 2019
 - Netword - March 16, 2019
 - New York Times - January 17, 2019
 - Netword - May 05, 2018
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 25, 2017
 - New York Times - April 08, 2017
 - LA Times - October 13, 2016
 - Universal - February 15, 2016
 - Universal - October 02, 2015
 - LA Times - May 02, 2015
 - USA Today - January 01, 2015
 - King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - October 26, 2014
 
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