The bestselling reference for crossword solvers and setters The
Chambers Crossword Dictionary is the perfect tool for any crossword
solver - and you know it because it is used by the setters
themselves! What makes The Chambers Crossword Dictionary different?
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 truly the ultimate crossword bible. This new
edition features: - Over 500,000 solutions for every kind of
crossword. - More than 2,500 crossword code words alerting you to
cryptic ploys. - Over 19,500 'one-stop' entries, with both synonyms
and encyclopaedic material, for extra guidance in finding the right
answer. - A wealth of recent synonyms to give you up-to-the-minute
answers. - New topic lists to help you solve general-knowledge
clues. - 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 latest Chambers
Dictionary 13th Edition and the authoritative Chambers reference
range. It is packed with expert advice and editorial from: - 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 - Peter
Biddlecombe, The Sunday Times crossword editor and The Times
Crossword Championship winner (2000, 2007) - Jonathan Crowther,
better known to cryptic crossword solvers as Azed, having set
crosswords for The Observer for over 40 years - Don Manley,
crossword setter for many quality newspapers under various
pseudonyms (Duck, Quixote, Bradman, Giovanni) and Church Times
crossword editor - Tim Moorey, crossword setter for The Sunday
Times and The Times, and crossword editor and setter for The Week
and MoneyWeek magazines. He is author of How to Crack Cryptic
Crosswords Chambers is one of the world's most respected dictionary
and thesaurus publishers.
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