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New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary | 
| Author: Edy G. Schaffer
Publisher: Avon
Category: Book
Buy New: $7.50
Rating:  64 reviews
Sales Rank: 5222
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1376
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4 x 1.8
ISBN: 0380724251
Dewey Decimal Number: 793.73203
EAN: 9780380724253
Publication Date: October 1, 1996
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Product Description
The Best Crossword Dictionary Just Got Better! With more than 50,000 new words added-now over 225,000 entries-the world's most extensive, up-to-the-minute and easy-to-use crossword puzzle dictionary is bigger and better than ever! Arranged alphabetically from start to finish, THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE A-Z CROSSWORD DICTIONARY is a boon for puzzle fans young and old-with thousands of updated references from the worlds of art, literature, sports, politics, and pop culture; geographical and technical terms; famous and not-so-famous figures from the past and present; biblical references; computer terminology; new and old words; variant spellings; idioms, slogans, slang, abbreviations ... and much more! Containing nearly twice as much information as competing crossword dictionaries, this handy volume not only provides indispensable help to anyone occasionally stumped by the subtle and sophisticated clues employed by today's master puzzle constructors, it is also a treasure trove of fascinating facts and trivia. And if you're looking for the right word to fill those little white boxes, the solution is here ... at your fingertips.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 59 more reviews...
 A Must for Crossword Buffs! March 29, 2000
143 out of 144 found this review helpful
I am on my fourth copy of this dictionary. I have worn out the other three. I have owned several other crossword dictionaries but have found The New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary to be the only one of any value. An absolute must if you do crosswords. I recently lent a copy to my 11 year old grandson for some homework of word puzzles which he found extremely helpful. He now owns his own copy.
Cheap and excellent! August 17, 2001
53 out of 53 found this review helpful
I can't believe someone said this didn't help--maybe they were doing puzzles in some other language? If you can only afford ONE crossword dictionary--this is the one to buy. I use three different dictionaries, but this is the one I go to first. It means it when it says "comprehensive"--it is. I certainly couldn't get through a NY Times crossword puzzle without it!
The best of the best July 17, 2001
37 out of 37 found this review helpful
I own all the important crossword puzzle dictionaries, such as the N.Y.Times x-word dictionary and Random House's x-word dictionary, not to mention about 10 others. No matter how many I try, I keep coming back to this one as my #1 dictionary. I get more answers out of this one than any other. I've owned it for years and it can't be beat. I highly recommend it.
 A-Z Crossword Dictionary in hard cover March 3, 2003
35 out of 36 found this review helpful
This book has helped me enormously to complete two crossword puzzles daily. The book has given me a lot of encouragement and satisfaction to the point that crosswords puzzles are my passion and they give great satisfaction.The only reason this book did not get the five stars, but deservedly a 4 1/2, was the fact that it is a soft-covered book which has greatly disintergrated from constant usage and the book binding broke in half in less than a year. I made it a point to buy a similiar book which was a hard cover,(Webster's) but was sorely disappointed in the book itself. It was not nearly as informative as the A-Z Crossword Dictionary and leaves much to be desire in the way of information. Thank you for letting me have my say. Anita Janiec
So far one of the best. January 6, 2003
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book to me is excellent. Today I did the Sunday Funnies Crossword puzzle and got through 75% of my puzzle with this book. It features TV Shows & Characters etc. for that show. Movies with stars, oscars etc. Noble prize winners through the years such as peace etc. I can't say enough about this book. Also used for the NY Times puzzle in the Sunday paper today.I have 8 other Crossword Dictionarys and the only other one equal to this is A to Z.
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