The Million Word Crossword Dictionary

Stanley Newman · Daniel Stark

Nov 2010 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

With 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.

Featuring an introduction by New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz, The Million Word Crossword Dictionary makes every other crossword dictionary obsolete.

This 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.

Ratings and reviews

This is without doubt an amazing and informative book. Unfortunately it isn't ideal on my nexus 7 as it keeps causing it to crash while waiting to download new pages and I have to keep reopening to the point where I left off. Other than that it was a worthwhile purchase.

This softcopy is almost useless. I have to find a word in search by flipping the whole words in a single alphabet in my xperia Z. Waste of money. I like the hard copy.

Search function is worthless! Even when entering a page # it goes back to whatever page I don't understand

About the author

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.