{"product_id":"the-million-word-crossword-dictionary-isbn-9780060517564","title":"The Million Word Crossword Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith more than 1,300,000 answers, this volume contains more than twice as many words as any other crossword dictionary. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously compiled by two crossword professionals with a combined fifty years in the field and based on a massive analysis of current crosswords, there has never been a crossword dictionary with the breadth, depth, and currency of this one. From Jim Carrey to Sister Carrie, Homer Simpson to Homer’s Iliad, the wide-ranging entries include 500,000+ synonyms, 3,000+ literary works, 3,000+ films, 20,000+ famous people from all fields, and more than 50,000 fill-in-the-blank clues so popular in today’s crosswords.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing an introduction by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e crossword editor Will Shortz, \u003cem\u003eThe Million Word Crossword Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e makes every other crossword dictionary obsolete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition offers thousands of new entries, including slang terms; brand names; celebrity names; and films, novelists’ works, sports Hall of Famers, automobile models, and more. The larger type size makes finding the answers easier than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWith more than 1,000,000 answers, this volume contains more than twice as many answers as any other crossword dictionary. More important, it is the first crossword dictionary ever to comprehensively cover the clues and answers that actually appear in today's most popular crosswords, including contemporary slang, phrases, and brand names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously compiled by two crossword professionals with a combined thirty years in the field, and based on a massive analysis of current crosswords, there has never been a crossword dictionary with the breadth, depth, and currency of this one. From Jim Carrey to Sister Carrie, Homer Simpson to Homer's \u003cem\u003eIliad,\u003c\/em\u003e the wide-ranging entries include 500,000+ synonyms, 3,000+ literary works, 5,000+ films, 20,000+ famous people from all fields, and more than 100,000 fill-in-the-blank clues so popular in today's crosswords.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing an introduction by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e crossword editor Will Shortz, The Million Word Crossword Dictionary makes every other crossword dictionary obsolete.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“[The authors] have indeed delivered a boon, a gift, a windfall to crossword lovers with this long-overdue solving aid.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUS Airways Attaché Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA boon to solvers of crossword puzzles. 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