The Million Word Crossword Dictionary: The World's Biggest, Newest, Most Complete Crossword Dictionary by Far - Rilegato

Newman, Stanley; Stark, Daniel

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ISBN 10: 0060517565 ISBN 13: 9780060517564

Casa editrice: Harperreference, 2004

Riassunto

Offers comprehensive coverage of the clues and answers that appear in popular crossword puzzles, in a reference that features 500,000 synonyms, 100,000 "fill in the blank" clues, and listings for thousands of literary works, films, and famous people. 25,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“The largest, most up-to-date, and most useful crossword dictionary available.” (from the Introduction by Will Shortz, New York Times Crossword Editor)

“This book is unlike any crossword reference I’ve ever seen. A must for the crossword aficionado.” (Rich Norris, Los Angeles Times crossword editor)

“Surely the most comprehensive crossword clue-and-answer resource ever compiled...” (Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, Boston Globe and Atlantic Monthly crossword creators)

“Long overdue but well worth the wait, this is the only crossword dictionary you’ll ever need.” (Merl Reagle, San Francisco Chronicle crossword creator)

“Newman and Stark. . .know what should (and shouldn’t) be in a 21st-century crossword dictionary. . . .This is the book you want. ” (Fred Piscop, Washington Post Magazine crossword editor)

“...this remarkable book is destined to be not just another crossword dictionary, but the crossword dictionary.” (Wayne Robert Williams, Chicago Tribune crossword editor)

“You’ll find 40 entries here under ‘comprehensive.’ I’d say that pretty well sums it up.” (Mike Shenk, Wall Street Journal crossword editor)

A boon to solvers of crossword puzzles. You can even find names of pain relievers and rental cars! (Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics)

“[An] excellent resource.” (Library Journal)

L'autore:

Acclaimed puzzle creator, editor, and publisher Stanley Newman is crossword editor for Newsday, with puzzles syndicated worldwide. He holds the world record for the fastest completion of a New York Times crossword.

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• Editore: Harperreference
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060517565
• ISBN 13: 9780060517564
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 1312