The Cassell Crossword Dictionary [Hardcover]

E. M. Kirkpatrick (Author), Grosset (Author)

Book Description

Series: Crossword | Publication Date: August 1996

This reference tool for crossword addicts combines the features of a conventional crossword dictionary with those of an anagram-finder. It provides alphabetically-arranged lists of words containing between 3 and 11 letters, and also commonly-derived anagrams, to help users of all levels of ability.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This addition to the already crowded crossword dictionary market isn't truly a dictionary but a glossary or series of word lists containing over 60,000 words and phrases arranged in separate alphabetical lists according to the number of letters (from three to 15). There is an admirable mix of the everyday as well as obscure, antique, and technical words needed by daily puzzle solvers, but the work lacks the vital link to meaning and subject matter as well as the special expanded entries on geographic locations, literary characters, languages, celebrities, and the like that most of the other dictionaries on the market contain. The crossword fan would be far better served by Andrew Swanfeldt's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary (HarperCollins, 1993), first published in 1940 and continually since, which has acquired a widespread and loyal following. Other good dictionaries that follow a similar format include The Merriam-Webster Crossword Puzzle Dictionary (Merriam-Webster, 1995) and Jane Whitfeld's Webster's New World Crossword Puzzle Dictionary (Macmillan, 1996. 3d ed.). Kirkpatrick's work is not recommended.?Paul A. D'Alessandro, Portland P.L., Me.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Cassell (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 030434785X
• ISBN-13: 978-0304347858
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,720,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)