![]() It is a possession to enjoy and worth waiting for, because. I am familiar with the English alphabet and the grouping of indented letters seems to have been chosen rather to equalise the intervals than to facilitate one's arrival at one's destination. If I were to make the choice again, which I may well do when the 12th edition appears, I would forego the thumb indexing. The quality of printing, selection of paper and clarity of fonts don't impose any undue strain on my not-so-young-as-they-were eyes. However, the Internet community is not overlooked and, with a nod to bogof shopping bargains, purchase of this hard-back dictionary brings with it a bonus six-monthly subscription to both `The Chambers Dictionary' and `The Chambers Thesaurus' on-line. Its nearly 5lb (2.3kg) weight is another reason (besides price) for having it delivered to your door via Amazon rather than having to lug it home yourself. I suppose some might cavil that in this electronic age, reference books are relics of a bygone age, but Chambers' often quirky wit makes this a delightful book to curl up with and delve into as well as being an invaluable reference work, always provided that you have adequate support for such a hefty tome. There are the usual preliminaries and some useful-looking tables at the end which I may be grateful for one day if I remember what and where they are. Jeremy Paxman's amusing foreword will introduce you to some of each. Any dictionary must be selective and Chambers has naturally dropped some words that are past their sell-by date in favour of more useful innovations. ![]() There will always be partisans who favour one dictionary over another and `The Oxford Dictionary of English' will be an unequalled favourite of many, but I find the two books complement one another - I keep a copy of each to hand and both are well-used. It is a worthy successor to `Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary' which first saw the light of day in 1901. He is author of How to Crack Cryptic CrosswordsĬhambers is one of the world’s most respected dictionary and thesaurus publishers.Chambers has long been the dictionary of choice for contemporary authors, lovers of word-games, crosswords and the like, and the eleventh edition, published last year (2008) has been well worth waiting for. – Tim Moorey, crossword setter for The Sunday Times and The Times, and crossword editor and setter for The Week and MoneyWeek magazines. – Don Manley, crossword setter for many quality newspapers under various pseudonyms (Duck, Quixote, Bradman, Giovanni) and Church Times crossword editor – Jonathan Crowther, better known to cryptic crossword solvers as Azed, having set crosswords for The Observer for over 40 years – Peter Biddlecombe, The Sunday Times crossword editor and The Times Crossword Championship winner (2000, 2007) – Ross Beresford, former co-editor of The Listener crossword – Derek Arthur (1945-2010), co-editor of The Listener crossword in The Times and of The Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 2nd edition ![]() It is packed with expert advice and editorial from: – Draws on the latest Chambers Dictionary 13th Edition and the authoritative Chambers reference range. – Packed with crossword jargon, anagram and other indicators and essential cryptic vocabulary. – Includes words, phrases, abbreviations, symbols, codes and other cryptic ‘building blocks’. The Chambers Dictionary is treasured by word-lovers and crossword. – Word lists sorted by length and then alphabetically to make finding solutions easy. The 13th Edition includes over 300000 distinct words, compounds, phrases and derived. – New topic lists to help you solve general-knowledge clues. – A wealth of recent synonyms to give you up-to-the-minute answers. – Over 19,500 ‘one-stop’ entries, with both synonyms and encyclopaedic material, for extra guidance in finding the right answer. – More than 2,500 crossword code words alerting you to cryptic ploys. – Over 500,000 solutions for every kind of crossword. With more than 500,000 solutions to cryptic and quick clues, plus explanations of cryptic clue types and the use of anagram and other indicators, and insights into the world of crossword setting and memorable clues, it is truly the ultimate crossword bible. What makes The Chambers Crossword Dictionary different? Comprehensive, reliable and easy-to-use, this major new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated by a team of crossword experts, and is specially tailored to the needs of crossword solvers. The Chambers Crossword Dictionary is the perfect tool for any crossword solver – and you know it because it is used by the setters themselves! The bestselling reference for crossword solvers and setters Title: The Chambers Dictionary, 11th edition Item Condition: used item in a very good condition.
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