Million Word Crossword Dictionary

Description

With more than 1,000,000 answers, this volume contains more than twice as many answers as any other crossword dictionary-the New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary runs a distant second at less than 500,000 words. 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. It has all the fill-in-the-blanks, synonyms, slang terms, pop culture references, brand names, literary works, people, abbreviations, and foreign word answers puzzlers need, including thousands offilms, thousands of songs, and hundreds of television shows. Meticulously compuiled by two crossword professionals with a combined 40 years in the field, and based on a massive analysis of current croswords, there has never been a crossword dictionary with the breadth, depth, and scope of this one. Featuring an introduction by New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz, The Million Word Crossword Dictionary makes every other crossword dictionary obsolete. For the new edition, the authors have gone line by line to make sure all data is up-to-date and relevant, and have added 64 new pages of content, such as the latest slang terms, films and TV shows, celebrities from all fields, Nobel Prize and Academy Award winners, and more. Additionally, the new edition features thousands of new entries submitted by "Stan and Dan's Puzzle Patrollers," buyers of the first edition who took the authors up on their offer to submit new answers they found in crosswords. And taking reader feedback into account, this edition will have larger, easier-to-read type, ensuring it remains the ultimate in crossword puzzle dictionaries, as well as a must-buy for anyone who enjoyed the previous edition.

Acclaimed puzzle creator, editor, and publisher Stanley Newman is crossword editor for Newsday, with puzzles syndicated worldwide. He holds the world record for the fastest completion of a New York Times crossword.

"The largest, most up-to-date, and most useful crossword dictionary available." -- from the Introduction by Will Shortz, New York Times Crossword Editor "This book is. . .a dozen or more of your favorite references all rolled into one. Besides the most comprehensive list of synonyms I've ever seen, there are famous names, TV shows, movies, drama, music--nary a stone unturned. A must for the crossword aficionado." -- Rich Norris, Los Angeles Times crossword editor "Surely the most comprehensive crossword clue-and-answer resource ever compiled, a cornucopia of cruciverbal lore from two savvy veterans of the crossword trade. We especially love the generous servings of popular-culture knowledge." -- Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, Boston Globe and Atlantic Monthly crossword creators "Quite simply the most comprehensive and painstakingly researched crossword dictionary I've ever seen -- and I've seem them ALL. American crossword puzzles have evolved enormously over the past 40 years, yet most crossword dictionaries have remained mired in the past. Finally, here's a crossword dictionary for today's crossword fan. Long overdue but well worth the wait, this is the only crossword dictionary you'll ever need." -- Merl Reagle, San Francisco Chronicle crossword creator "Newman and Stark. . .know what should (and shouldn't) be in a 21st-century crossword dictionary. . . .This is the book you want. " -- Fred Piscop, Washington Post Magazine crossword editor "You'll find 40 entries here under 'comprehensive.' I'd say that pretty well sums it up." -- Mike Shenk, Wall Street Journal crossword editor A boon to solvers of crossword puzzles. You can even find names of pain relievers and rental cars! -- Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics "[An] excellent resource." -- Library Journal "[The authors] have indeed delivered a boon, a gift, a windfall to crossword lovers with this long-overdue solving aid." -- US Airways Attache Magazine