Book description
What makes The Chambers Crossword Dictionary different?
The ultimate resource for all crossword lovers
Chambers Crossword Dictionary is an essential resource for crosswords
of all kinds. Comprehensive, reliable and easy-to-use, this major new
edition has been thoroughly revised and updated by a team of crossword
experts, and is specially tailored to the needs of crossword solvers.
With more than 500,000 solutions to cryptic and quick clues, plus
explanations of cryptic clue types and the use of anagram and other
indicators, and insights into the world of crossword setting and
memorable clues, it is an indispensable companion for all cruciverbalists.
The best-selling reference for crossword solvers and setters
- Over 500,000 solutions for every kind of crossword
- More than 2,500 crossword code words to alert you to cryptic ploys
- New synonyms to give you up-to-the-minute answers
- New topic lists to help you solve general knowledge clues
- Over 19,600 'one-stop' entries, with both synonyms and encyclopedic material
- Word lists sorted by length and then alphabetically to make finding
solutions easy
- Includes words, phrases, abbreviations, symbols, codes and other
cryptic 'building blocks'
- Packed with crossword jargon, anagram and other indicators and
essential cryptic vocabulary
- Draws on The Chambers Dictionary, the authoritative Chambers
reference range and the vast Chambers crossword clue database
Packed with expert advice from crossword masters:
- Derek Arthur (1945-2010), co-editor of The Listener crossword in The
Times and of the Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 2nd edition
- Ross Beresford, former co-editor of The Listener crossword
- Jonathan Crowther, better known to cryptic crossword solvers as Azed,
having set crosswords for The Observer for almost 40 years
- Don Manley, crossword setter for many quality newspapers under
various pseudonyms (Duck, Quixote, Bradman, Giovanni) and Church Times
crossword editor
- Tim Moorey, one of the crossword setting team for The Sunday Times,
crossword editor of The Week and author of How to Master The Times Crossword
What is new in this edition?
New solutions, synonyms, and topic lists
This brand new edition, compiled from Chambers' highly acclaimed and
vast crossword resources, has been fully updated with thousands of new
solutions to be even more useful to crossword fans. New synonyms for
publication such as 'podcast' and 'blog' bring the content bang
up-to-the-minute. New topic lists such as 'curries' and 'geese' help
solve general knowledge clues. All words are grouped by meaning, then by
number of characters, then alphabetically, to make finding the solution
quick and easy. Special cryptic crossword words which indicate anagrams,
reversals, etc give hints and tips for solvers.
