Nice article in the Yorkshire Post today featuring the crossword compiler John Henderson, the above names are his pseudonyms in the Guardian, Independent and Telegraph. John gets his wife, Jane, to solve his puzzles before he submits them - she `ticks` the ones she likes best! He often picks a theme for a crossword ( such as Cricket) and sometimes gets inspiration sitting in one of his favourite pubs in York.
`Brigantes` on Micklegate is one of my favourite York pubs - according to the article one of John`s crosswords included the names of all the staff who work there!