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Small but perfectly-formed, Chambers Pocket Crossword Dictionary is the key reference for crossword solvers on the move. This new compact crossword dictionary is packed with thousands of words and phrases; each word list is sorted by word length and then alphabetically, to make finding the solution easy and fast. The convenient size means it can be slipped into a briefcase, beach bag or pocket and, thanks to the clear design, it is a joy to use. A portable treasury of words and phrases, Chambers Pocket Crossword Dictionary is an indispensable tool for solving even the most fiendish crossword puzzles. Crossword fans shouldn't leave home without it.

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There is a new pocket version of Chambers Crossword Dictionary. It is small and neat and perfect for taking on holiday. All of the entries are listed according to word length so it is easy to search for an answer. As well as the usual headwords there are fairly extensive lists of places and people that adds an encyclopaedic essence. I feel that in this new edition a lot of the pointless duplications have been omitted and there is more a sense of contact with the Chambers lexicon. Cross-references are clearly indicated and words that may be used by setters are marked with Hidden, Anagram etc. At GBP5.99 it is a bargain and I can certainly recommend it. -- Derek Harrison, Crossword News 20081009 Very useful for all [puzzle] types...very good value for money. -- Brian Head, Crossword magazine 20080901

There is a new pocket version of Chambers Crossword Dictionary. It is small and neat and perfect for taking on holiday. All of the entries are listed according to word length so it is easy to search for an answer. As well as the usual headwords there are fairly extensive lists of places and people that adds an encyclopaedic essence. I feel that in this new edition a lot of the pointless duplications have been omitted and there is more a sense of contact with the Chambers lexicon. Cross-references are clearly indicated and words that may be used by setters are marked with Hidden, Anagram etc. At GBP5.99 it is a bargain and I can certainly recommend it. -- Derek Harrison, Crossword News 20081009 Very useful for all [puzzle] types...very good value for money. -- Brian Head, Crossword magazine 20080901

They're like buses - you wait for a portable version of Chambers or Bradford's, and they both come along at once... Bought the new pocket versions of both Bradford's and Chambers Crossword Dictionaries this afternoon. Nothing to choose between them on price - 6 quid each. Chambers is smaller (size-wise), but lists 200,000 words, as opposed to 120,000 in Bradford's. Of the two, I'd recommend Chambers. Bradford's has made a massive error - they have removed all the tables of useful lists from the full-size version, so if you want, say, the name of a tree, you're out of luck, as there are *no* suggestions in Bradford's at all. I don't know if this means that a pocket version of Bradford's Lists is in the offing (Amazon don't list one) but with this flaw, I can't recommend the pocket Bradford's at all. -- Simon Long, post on the Crossword Centre Message Board (website) There is a new pocket version of Chambers Crossword Dictionary.It is small and neat and perfect for taking on holiday. All of theentries are listed according to word length so it is easy to search foran answer. As well as the usual headwords there are fairly extensivelists of places and people that adds an encyclopaedic essence. I feelthat in this new edition a lot of the pointless duplications have beenomitted and there is more a sense of contact with the Chambers lexicon.Cross-references are clearly indicated and words that may be used bysetters are marked with Hidden, Anagram etc. At ?5.99 it is a bargainand I can certainly recommend it. -- Derek Harrison, Crossword News Very useful for all [puzzle] types...very good value for money. -- Brian Head, Crossword magazine There is a new pocket version of Chambers Crossword Dictionary. It is small and neat and perfect for taking on holiday. All of the entries are listed according to word length so it is easy to search for an answer. As well as the usual headwords there are fairly extensive lists of places and people that adds an encyclopaedic essence. I feel that in this new edition a lot of the pointless duplications have been omitted and there is more a sense of contact with the Chambers lexicon. Cross-references are clearly indicated and words that may be used by setters are marked with Hidden, Anagram etc. At ?5.99 it is a bargain and I can certainly recommend it. -- Derek Harrison, Crossword News

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