{"product_id":"the-million-word-crossword-dictionary-isbn-9780061689017","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 1,300,000 answers, this volume contains more than twice as many words as any other crossword dictionary. Meticulously 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\u003eWhat’s new in the second edition? This updated edition offers thousands of new entries, including slang terms; brand names; celebrity names; and the latest films, novelists’ works, sports Hall of Famers, automobile models, and more. The new, larger type size makes finding the answers easier than ever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \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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Long overdue but well worth the wait, this is the only crossword dictionary you’ll ever need.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerl Reagle, San Francisco Chronicle crossword creator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Newman and Stark. . .know what should (and shouldn’t) be in a 21st-century crossword dictionary. . . .This is the book you want. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFred Piscop, Washington Post Magazine crossword editor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The largest, most up-to-date, and most useful crossword dictionary available.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the Introduction by Will Shortz, New York Times Crossword Editor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You’ll find 40 entries here under ‘comprehensive.’ I’d say that pretty well sums it up.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMike Shenk, Wall Street Journal crossword editor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collins Reference","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887873716453,"sku":"NP9780061689017","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061689017.jpg?v=1730227639","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-million-word-crossword-dictionary-isbn-9780061689017","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}