New American Crossword Puzzle Dictionary Paperback by Philip D. Morehead

Product Details

• Publisher: Berkley (2004-07-06)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 768 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780451212559
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 6.73 x 4.19 x 1.29 cm

The essential tool for every crossword puzzle lover!

This updated and expanded third edition of the New American Crossword Puzzle Dictionary is a rich storehouse of indispensable information that puts the correct answer right at a puzzler’s fingertips.

With over twice as many entries as other crossword dictionaries and revised for the way clues are written today, it is the most thorough and easy-to-use crossword reference on the market with:

• The most comprehensive and up-to-date definitions available
• Advice for solving cryptic puzzles
• A unique categories section which makes looking up clues even easier, including The Bible, Chemical Elements, Foreign Words, Geography, Mythology, Academy Awards, Sports, and Prefixes and Suffixes

...And More!

About the Author

Philip D. Morehead is the editor of The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary and The New American Rogets College Thesaurus and the author of the New American Crossword Puzzle Dictionary and The New American International Dictionary of Music. He is the son of late lexicographer and games expert Albert H. Morehead, the original co-editor of this book, who was the Bridge Editor of the New York Times for over 25 years and the editor of many books on games.