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Title: The Million Word Crossword Dictionary
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Manufacturer: Collins
List Price: $18.95
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| The Million Word Crossword Dictionary by Collins The best Crossword Puzzle book I've found to date. | An excellent crossword puzzle help book; it is a compilation of Crossword definitions that have been taken from other puzzles over the past 10 years.
What I liked...
1.)It features an extensive list of words, abbreviations, acronyms, phrases, and fill in the blanks in phrases and sayings.
2a.)It also gives detailed information on authors (and their books), actors and actresses (listing their movies), sports and sport persons, musicians, movies with stars, directors and music and Oscars; this is, of course, in addition to a huge volume of 'normal' crossword puzzle definition and answers.
2b.)There are foreign countries listed (with notable points of interest) as well as common words found in many foreign languages
3.)Answers to definitions are listed first by word size, e.i. 3, 4, 5, letters etc. and then all these words are listed alphabetically; for example, If you looked up the word 'MEANING' you'd find: 3...aim, use 4...gist, goal, pith 5...drift, heart, and so on.
Minor concerns:
1.)The book is large (1,268 pages) and heavy, making it a significant weight to be toted around. (not unexpected, I guess, for the quantity [and quality as well] of material it holds)
2.)The printing is somewhat small; most of us 'older' folks will need reading glasses to see the offered answers comfortably.
3.)Some shading at the edges of the pages would have be very useful to indicate where each letter of the alphabet started; possibly using different colors may have helped even more.
Conclusion:
I love challenging crossword puzzles; this book has provided the best help for finding most tough clues that I've come across. 5 Stars
| | The Million Word Crossword Dictionary by Collins The Million Word Crossword Dictionary | | I bought this for my 87 year old father who is an avid crossword puzzle junkie. His old dictionary was not current enough for the newest slang or movies and actors and awards. Although this was currently published in 2004, he has already found it immensely helpful and was astounded at the list of academy award entries. He uses it daily. Although I found the print to be small and hard for me to read, he has not complained about it, nor does he wear glasses. I bought the hard back so it would last longer. Some people don't like the larger book but my father prefers it. Go figure. | | The Million Word Crossword Dictionary by Collins I Love It! But... | | This is an awesome crossword reference. Rarely will it not help, and at those times probably no dictionary will help. I have one question for other users, is anyone missing the end or T and beginning of U? I bought the book new, and it doesn't seem to be missing pages, it just goes from 1142 to 1175, I used it for weeks before realizing this. | | The Million Word Crossword Dictionary by Collins THE BEST CROSSWORD DICTIONARY | My husband loved this book so much, he bought one to take to work, too.
| | The Million Word Crossword Dictionary by Collins Latest word source for meeting hungry Cross-word puzzle needs. | My wife said; "Not another dictionary!" and she is now using this Million Word Crossword Dictionary as the first place to look for help
as the previous crossword dictionaries just sit around hoping that someone will look into them at some time. It must be lonely for these
other crossword sources since this new Million Word is so complete and
readily meets the needs of crossword puzzlers. Thanks for a winner! | | The Million Word Crossword Dictionary by Collins Product Description | With more than 1,000,000 answers, this volume contains more than twice as many answers as any other crossword dictionary. More important, it is the first crossword dictionary ever to comprehensively cover the clues and answers that actually appear in today's most popular crosswords, including contemporary slang, phrases, and brand names. Meticulously compiled by two crossword professionals with a combined thirty years in the field, and based on a massive analysis of current crosswords, there has never been a crossword dictionary with the breadth, depth, and currency of this one. From Jim Carrey to Sister Carrie, Homer Simpson to Homer's Iliad, the wide-ranging entries include 500,000+ synonyms, 3,000+ literary works, 5,000+ films, 20,000+ famous people from all fields, and more than 100,000 fill-in-the-blank clues so popular in today's crosswords. Featuring an introduction by New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz, The Million Word Crossword Dictionary makes every other crossword dictionary obsolete. |
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