Crossword Clues Starting with O

142 crossword clues, each with the answer plus links to play the puzzles they appear in.

Order of mammals including lemurs monkeys and apes

PRIMATE (7)

Order given on a film set

CUT (3)

Organism that breaks down dead plants and animals

DECOMPOSER (10)

Object producing a magnetic field

MAGNET (6)

Online journal

BLOG (4)

Old-school film stock material

CELLULOID (9)

Online scam to obtain personal info

PHISHING (8)

Organ protected by immune cells in the chest

LUNG (4)

OpenAI's platform for AI agents, responding to a competitor's offering.

FRONTIER (8)

One full circuit of the track

LAP (3)

Opposite of female, often describing many early directors

MALE (4)

Object launched into space to orbit Earth or another celestial body

SATELLITE (9)

Oscar-winning screenwriter who shares a famous Boston bromance with Affleck.

MATT (4)

One who performs on stage or screen

ACTOR (5)

Online storage for files instead of a local drive

CLOUD (5)

Organism that gets energy by eating other organisms

CONSUMER (8)

Orbit type featured in the upcoming Fram2 crewed flight

POLAR (5)

One who ranges, perhaps, or a guardian of the wild.

RANGER (6)

Orchard fruit featured in a chunky, spiced fritter

APPLE (5)

Official who enforces rules

REFEREE (7)

One cycle of improving a model through repeated training

ITERATION (9)

One of the three timed segments that make up a full lap

SECTOR (6)

Oil found in shark livers used in some cosmetics

SQUALENE (8)

Optical instrument used to observe distant galaxies

TELESCOPE (9)

One who writes music

COMPOSER (8)

Oscar-winning composer Göransson returning for the movie

LUDWIG (6)

Open to or shared by all the people in an area

PUBLIC (6)

One of three twenty-minute segments in a regulation matchup

PERIOD (6)

One of eight equal parts

EIGHTH (6)

Outline or form of an object

SHAPE (5)

Original source of energy for nearly all food chains

SUN (3)

One of three equal parts

THIRD (5)

Orange-fleshed tropical breakfast staple containing peppery black seeds.

PAPAYA (6)

One who is among the first to explore a new field

PIONEER (7)

Orbital device for communication or observation

SATELLITE (9)

Organism, like a plant, that makes its own energy from sunlight

PRODUCER (8)

One 'chrome' is out for single color work.

MONOCHROME (10)

OpenAI's CEO, Sam ______.

ALTMAN (6)

Of the highest quality or excellence

BEST (4)

Object that produces a magnetic field

MAGNET (6)

Open-air stage dedicated to extended electronic music sets.

QUASAR (6)

Opening ceremony procession

PARADE (6)

One who keeps a head for business

MILLINER (8)

Operating system for desktops and laptops.

MACOS (5)

One product found during a multi step calculation, as in ___ products

PARTIAL (7)

One who catches, or a 'fresh' start to a sea tale.

FISHER (6)

Our local star, currently suffering from a dimming crisis.

SUN (3)

One of a thousand equal parts of a whole

THOUSANDTH (10)

Official who presides over a court and decides legal cases

JUDGE (5)

Ohio city that traditionally hosts the "First Four" games.

DAYTON (6)

Offensive foul against a defender

CHARGE (6)

Object orbiting a planet or star

SATELLITE (9)

Orienteering tool for a lost hiker

COMPASS (7)

One's initial feeling of a French movement.

IMPRESSION (10)

"Operation ___", London hit musical crossing the pond in 2026.

MINCEMEAT (9)

Of a medieval land system

FEUDAL (6)

Opening presentation that sets the tone for the week's announcements.

KEYNOTE (7)

Official park guide often seen in a flat hat

RANGER (6)

Often a time for phone calls

COMMUTE (7)

One level of processing within a deep learning architecture

LAYER (5)

One of the elder gods

TITAN (5)

Objects used by actors on stage

PROPS (5)

Organism that must eat other living things for energy

CONSUMER (8)

One flat sheet of material stacked with others

LAYER (5)

Operating system that powers the company's flagship smartphones

IOS (3)

Optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer

TELESCOPE (9)

One of ten equal parts

TENTH (5)

One who measures the mountain in vertical feet

HIKER (5)

One of ten equal parts of a whole

TENTH (5)

Object that can pull certain metals toward itself

MAGNET (6)

Objects used by actors during a performance

PROPS (5)

One-over tiebreaker used to decide drawn matches

SUPEROVER (9)

Oscillation that transfers energy

WAVE (4)

One of a hundred equal parts of a whole

HUNDREDTH (9)

Opposite of an acid

BASE (4)

Organized group of soldiers who fight together

ARMY (4)

One who enjoys books and stories.

READER (6)

Overall structural shape or outline of an ensemble

SILHOUETTE (10)

Outer layer of excitement for a lemon

ZEST (4)

One who might be accused of making a scene, or at least a collection

CURATOR (7)

Overwhelming a server with traffic from multiple sources

DDOS (4)

Objects used on stage by the performers

PROPS (5)

Off-spinner's tricky delivery that turns the other way

DOOSRA (6)

Opaque sibling of a watery medium

GOUACHE (7)

Organelle known as the powerhouse that generates cellular energy

MITOCHONDRIA (12)

Ocean bordering Africa, southern Asia, and Australia

INDIAN (6)

One of the five senses, surprisingly keen even in dark water

SIGHT (5)

One-eyed giant from Greek myth

CYCLOPS (7)

Outer protective layer of cells on a leaf

EPIDERMIS (9)

One who performs equivalent exchange to transmute matter

ALCHEMIST (9)

Old Viking tongue

NORSE (5)

Objects used on stage by actors

PROPS (5)

Open-faced baked dish that pastry chefs strive to keep from developing a soggy bottom.

TART (4)

Official status granted to the occasion nationwide in 2021

HOLIDAY (7)

Outspoken star looking to put the Tribal Chief to sleep in the main event.

PUNK (4)

Organelle that stores a cell's genetic material

NUCLEUS (7)

Opening named after a country in the United Kingdom

SCOTCH (6)

Old-school term for someone who hacks telecommunication systems

PHREAK (6)

One who gains unauthorized access to computer systems

HACKER (6)

Official who examines buildings or products to check they meet safety rules

INSPECTOR (9)

On-set physical rig used to portray the rocky sidekick in the movie.

PUPPET (6)

One circuit of the track

LAP (3)

One who guides the action, often with more credit.

DIRECTOR (8)

One of the nine sisters who inspire the arts

MUSE (4)

Official paper

DOCUMENT (8)

One who creates software

DEVELOPER (9)

Organization that expanded the 2026 tournament to 48 teams

FIFA (4)

One who discovers new lands

EXPLORER (8)

Otis gave this invention its ups and downs

ELEVATOR (8)

Ocean that separates North America from Europe and Africa

ATLANTIC (8)

Ocean's movement, also a greeting.

WAVE (4)

Official who enforces the rules

UMPIRE (6)

Object surrounded by an invisible field that attracts iron and steel

MAGNET (6)

One version of a trait found in a pair

ALLELE (6)

Organism that feeds on dead organic matter and waste

DETRITIVORE (11)

Oval object traditionally boiled and dipped in vibrant hues

EGG (3)

Order of peacekeepers, like the Ninth one featured in an upcoming Visions series.

JEDI (4)

Ocean surrounding Antarctica, recognized as Earth's fifth ocean

SOUTHERN (8)

Official bus service transporting fans from local hotels to the grounds

SHUTTLE (7)

One of several attempts at a single shot

TAKE (4)

One of two equal parts

HALF (4)

On X, a nerve fiber extension.

AXON (4)

One of the two ends of a magnet where its pull is strongest

POLE (4)

Opposing force a machine must overcome to do work

RESISTANCE (10)

Official, respectful term used by broadcasters instead of 'fans.'

PATRONS (7)

Organism that breaks down dead plants and animals into nutrients

DECOMPOSER (10)

Once beautiful maiden with a gaze that turns to stone

MEDUSA (6)

One of four equal parts

FOURTH (6)

Olaf's supposed profession despite his lack of talent

ACTOR (5)

One of Earth's seven major landmasses

CONTINENT (9)

Outdoor meal on a blanket

PICNIC (6)

Ontario host city featuring BMO Field

TORONTO (7)

One of India's official languages

HINDI (5)

One thousand birds chirping in a hand of lightning

CHIDORI (7)

Of the Middle Ages

MEDIEVAL (8)

One side of a sheet of paper in a book

PAGE (4)

One of nine frames in a standard baseball contest

INNING (6)

One who plans the form or structure of something

DESIGNER (8)

One of four periods in a game

QUARTER (7)

Outrageous or amusing behavior that might get you sent to the principal's office.

ANTICS (6)

Offensive foul for running into a defender

CHARGE (6)

On-field official who signals boundaries, wickets, and extras

UMPIRE (6)

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