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OBITER

Pseudonym of the late Isaac (Ifor) Torbe (died 2007) for crosswords in The Listener series and in the Enigmatic Variations series in the Sunday Telegraph.

Index of Obiter crosswords in The Listener

Index of Obiter crosswords in The Crossword Database

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Shirl O'BRIEN

Shirl O'Brien was born 14 April 1929 in Sydney and died 12 July 2011 in Brisbane.

She set crosswords in The Courier-Mail, in Queensland, Australia, from 1985 to 2008, using the pseudonym Southern Cross. She produced 1223 puzzles in that time, completing her last in 2008 at the age of 79.

As Auster, she also contributed a few puzzles each year for The Guardian.

Obituary for Shirley O'Brien in The Courier-Mail

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ORENSE

The pseudonym of Jeremy Mutch for crosswords in the Financial Times.

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ORLANDO

The pseudonym of Michael Curl for crosswords in The Guardian.

He also sets crosswords in the Financial Times (as Cincinnus) and in The Times.

There are several Orlando crosswords on this site

Orlando crosswords in the Guardian archive

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ORPHEUS

Orpheus is the pseudonym used by Wadham Sutton for Times Quick Cryptic crosswords.

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OSMOSIS

The pseudonym of Mike Warburton for Toughie crosswords in The Daily Telegraph.

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OTTERDEN

The pseudonym of the lateGordon Holt (died April 2016) for crosswords in the New Statesman and in The Guardian

Otterden crosswords in the Guardian archive

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Helen OUGHAM

Helen Ougham, a plant scientist living and working in Aberystwyth, was twice winner of the Times Crossword Championship in 1995 and in 2006. She is the only female Times Crossword champion in the history of the contest.

A Clued-up Woman... - an article in The Times reporting Helen Ougham's victory, 9 October 2006.

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OWZAT

Owzat is a pseudonym used by Tim Moorey for crosswords in The Listener series and for the Enigmatic Variations series in the Sunday Telegraph.

Index of Owzat crosswords in The Listener

Index of Owzat crosswords in The Crossword Database

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Geoff OXLEY

As Glow-worm, Geoff Oxley sets crosswords in The Independent.

As Firefly, he sets Toughie crosswords in The Daily Telegraph.

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