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4 results for PROTAGONIST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 28, 1965	4D	Hero.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 12, 1956	48A	19 Across, for instance.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Sun Jun 16, 1946	81D	Champion.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Mar 19, 1944	96A	Leading character.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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