Random House Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary: Third Edition [Hardcover]

Stephen Elliott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 1998

For Today's Crossword Puzzle Enthusiast: A Reference
That Is More Comprehensive, More Up-to-Date, and
More in Touch with Today's Culture Than Any
Comparable Dictionary

Comprehensive

More than 700,000 clue and answer words, with thousands of entries new to this third edition.
More clue words, special categories, and subcategories than any comparable dictionary.
Hundreds of extended features with in-depth coverage of people, places, and events.


Authoritative and Up-to-Date


Extensive coverage of popular culture, brand names, current music, modern history, and sports--all the hallmarks of the new wave of American puzzles--as well as mythology, geography, synonyms, phrases, and the other standbys of puzzledom.

General vocabulary and synonyms derived from the Random House Living Dictionary Database™, the source of all the dictionaries published by Random House.

Thoroughly revised by Nancy Schuster, former Editor in Chief of the Dell Champion crossword-puzzle books and a lifelong composer, editor, and judge of crossword puzzles.



Easy to Use


All clue words and clue information (number of letters; category) in easy to spot bold typeface.
All answer words grouped by their number of letters.
All answer words in attractive, easy-to-read typeface.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Sure, it's a great feeling of accomplishment to finish a crossword puzzle without help, but sometimes the clues are so abstruse that even the most brilliant polymath is left scratching her head in bewilderment. For those times, you'll want to keep Random House Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary at your elbow. Now in its third edition and completely revised by Nancy Schuster, the former editor in chief of the Dell Champion crossword-puzzle books, this dictionary offers a plethora of facts from a broad spectrum of disciplines, from natural sciences and history to literature and the arts. One of the nicest features of this dictionary is the inclusion of new words and popular culture. For instance, along with finding all the books of the Old and New Testament, you can also find out who directed The Bicycle Thief (Vittorio De Sica), where Michael Jackson was born (Gary, Indiana), and who wrote Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain). Although created for those of us who love the challenge of a good crossword puzzle, Random House Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary will also provide hours of browsing enjoyment for word lovers and trivia buffs, as well.

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For Today's Crossword Puzzle Enthusiast: A Reference
That Is More Comprehensive, More Up-to-Date, and
More in Touch with Today's Culture Than Any
Comparable Dictionary

Comprehensive

More than 700,000 clue and answer words, with thousands of entries new to this third edition.
More clue words, special categories, and subcategories than any comparable dictionary.
Hundreds of extended features with in-depth coverage of people, places, and events.

Authoritative and Up-to-Date

Extensive coverage of popular culture, brand names, current music, modern history, and sports--all the hallmarks of the new wave of American puzzles--as well as mythology, geography, synonyms, phrases, and the other standbys of puzzledom.

General vocabulary and synonyms derived from the Random House Living Dictionary Database™, the source of all the dictionaries published by Random House.

Thoroughly revised by Nancy Schuster, former Editor in Chief of the Dell Champion crossword-puzzle books and a lifelong composer, editor, and judge of crossword puzzles.

Easy to Use

All clue words and clue information (number of letters; category) in easy to spot bold typeface.
All answer words grouped by their number of letters.
All answer words in attractive, easy-to-read typeface.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 864 pages
• Publisher: Random House Reference; 3rd edition (October 20, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679458565
• ISBN-13: 978-0679458562
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.7 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,046,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A super reference, January 25, 2001

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This review is from: Random House Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary: Third Edition (Paperback)

An exceptionally clear lay-out, informative and useful book. The print is easy to ready, and it's jam-packed with up-to-date information. Another bonus is that the hardcover version, with it's good quality paper and binding, is very durable (I've never used the softcover version, so I don't know about that one). It has more long words even than the New York Times crossword dictionary which, furthermore, fell apart much sooner despite being hard cover and with a similar price. With over 700,000 bits of information, it is quite simply an excellent reference manual for crossword junkies, I highly recommend it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, December 7, 2000

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"lindylou99" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Random House Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary: Third Edition (Paperback)

This is a very nice book, with good-size print and quality paper. Lots of entries, and very useful sections in the back for nobel prize winners, god and goddesses, etc.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Correction to previous review, February 5, 2001

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"lindylou99" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Random House Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary: Third Edition (Paperback)

Oops! The book does have all that great info about gods/goddesses etc., but it's not at the back of the book. It's included as a regular alphabetical entry.