Product Description

This crossword solver's dictionary contains over 200,000 entries arranged over 18,000 headwords. Hints on word plays, anagrams, puns and puzzles are also included. General information on cryptic crossword solving is provided.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #410188 in Books
• Published on: 2000-11-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 715 pages

Review
'[a] wonderful dictionary'- Anne Barnard, London 'I have recommended this book to several people and refer to it as "my bible", which it is to me!... It's better than any thesaurus' - Mrs Youngman, Norfolk 'Having used it almost immediately I can notice the terrific difference in ease of use and I'm sure even now that this copy will wear really well' - Mrs Youngman, Norfolk

About the Author
Anne Bradford has been compiling her Crossword Solver's Dictionary since 1957, and regularly publishes new editions. She devotes a considerable time each day to solving crosswords, and notes, on average, 150 words a day. She is an active member of the Crossword Club and also sets crosswords. She lives in London.

Customer Reviews

First Class and fully comprehensive
This is undoubtedly the best and most comprehensive dictionary on the market for serious crossword addicts. For those of us who have to "cheat" occasionally to complete a crossword it is definitely the first book of reference to choose. I give it five stars plus.

Bradford's crossword solver dictionary gem edition
I bought this not realising this was the gem version and have subsequently bought the full size version.

The full size version costs more but contains loads more definitions and word lists and is in my opinion much better value. The only reason I would buy this again, would be to have as a portable maybe.

Every crossword addict's dream
This book is every crossword addict's dream. No mere list of synonyms, the words in this book have been culled from actual crosswords from almost a lifetime's study of these puzzles. Anyone using this book will soon come to appreciate how it has been put together. Whether it's a foreign word, archaic term or simply a word with a recognised association with the words in the clue, you will find this book indispensable in solving crosswords quickly and with ease.