"Appointment in Samarra" author

The answer

OHARA

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OHARA answer page.

Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• JOHNOHARA (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for OHARA

Every other clue in this collection answered by OHARA, most used first.

• "Butterfield 8" author - used 63 times, most recently in 2012
• Scarlett of "Gone With the Wind" - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Catherine of "Schitt's Creek" - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Butler's love - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• "Gone With the Wind" surname - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Scarlett of Tara - used 36 times, most recently in 2022
• Scarlett's last name - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Tara family name - used 32 times, most recently in 2021
• "Pal Joey" author - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Fictional Scarlett - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Actress Maureen - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• "Pal Joey" writer - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• "My Friend Flicka" author - used 16 times, most recently in 2013
• Scarlett of fiction - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• Butler's lady - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
• Kim's last name. - used 13 times, most recently in 1966
• Tara surname - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• "A Mighty Wind" actress Catherine - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Catherine of "Home Alone" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Home Alone" actress Catherine - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Maureen of "Miracle on 34th Street" - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Scarlett - used 12 times, most recently in 2000
• "Schitt's Creek" star Catherine - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Catherine of "Beetlejuice" - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Mitchell heroine - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Tara name - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Creator of Pal Joey - used 10 times, most recently in 1980
• Scarlett's surname - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Tara owner - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Catherine of "Best in Show" - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Maureen of "The Quiet Man" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Butler's belle - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Butler's bride - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• "From the Terrace" author - used 8 times, most recently in 2003
• "Gone With the Wind" name - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• American novelist. - used 7 times, most recently in 1968
• "BUtterfield 8" novelist - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Catherine of "A Mighty Wind" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "Gone With the Wind" family name - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• John who wrote "BUtterfield 8" - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• "A Rage to Live" author - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• "GWTW" surname - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Mitchell belle - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• "Pal Joey" novelist John - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Second word of "Gone With the Wind" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Author Jong - ERICA, used 196 times
• Author Calvino - ITALO, used 151 times
• Author Zola - EMILE, used 131 times
• "Steppenwolf" author - HESSE, used 95 times
• "Siddhartha" author - HESSE, used 90 times
• "Fear of Flying" author Jong - ERICA, used 73 times

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