by Anne Stibbs (Author)
Anyone who regularly tackles challenging crossword puzzles will be familiar with the frustration of unanswered clues blocking the road to completion. Together in one bumper volume, Bloomsbury Crossword Lists and Crossword Solver provide the ultimate aid for tracking down those final solutions. The Lists section contains more than 100,000 words and phrases, listed both alphabetically and by number of letters, under category headings such as Volcanoes, Fungi, Gilbert & Sullivan, Clouds, Cheeses, Mottoes, and Archbishops of Canterbury. As intersecting solutions provide letters of the unanswered clue, locating the correct word or phrase becomes quick and easy. The lists are backed up with a comprehensive index, which also guides the puzzler to associated tables - e.g. Film Stars; try Stage and Screen Personalities. The Solver section contains more than 100,000 potential solutions, including plurals, comparative and superlative adjectives, and inflections of verbs. The list extends to first names, place names, technical terms, compound expressions, abbreviations, and euphemisms. Grouped according to number of letters - up to fifteen - this section is easy to use and suitable for all levels of crossword puzzle. At the end a further 3,000 words are listed by category, along with an index of unusual words."
Format: Paperback
Pages: 816
Edition: Fifth Reprint
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 05 Aug 2002
ISBN 10: 074755997X
ISBN 13: 9780747559979
Book Overview: The ultimate solution to crossword puzzles, now in one handy volume Together - more than 100,000 copies sold Lists: More than 100,000 words and phrases, grouped under category headings for quick and easy access Fully updated lists of personalities from areas frequently used in crossword puzzles, such as sport, politics, and literature Solver: Over 100,000 potential solutions, grouped by number of letters and listed alphabetically for quick access Includes technical terms, place names, and compound expressions