The Complete Crossword Companion - Hardcover

Howard-Williams, Jeremy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0006383912 ISBN 13: 9780006383918

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1998

Synopsis

The Complete Crossword Companion continues to be an essential A–Z aid for lovers of puzzles and crosswords.

The Complete Companion is the most comprehensive crossword reference book available.

Including a helpful introduction, a guide to usage, an ingenious system for getting to grips with cryptic clues and lists of diverse subjects from sculptors to sports to help solve quick clues even quicker, the Companion is indispensable.

Crossword buffs and fans of anagrams, synonyms and homonyms will find all the answers, whether quick or cryptic, in this easy-to-use guide.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Jeremy Howard-Williams was a member of the RAF during the Second World War and until 1958. On leaving the RAF, he entered the sailing industry and wrote a number of books about sailing and related topics, and also recorded his wartime memories in 'Night Intruder'. After retirement he lectured widely both at home and abroad on his principal subjects of sailing, aviation and the Second World War.

A devotee of the crossword puzzle since childhood, he took an American crossword dictionary which has sold over a million copies at his lead, and decided to try his hand. From then on he noted down inter-esting clues as he did 'The Times, The Daily Telegraph' and 'The Sunday Times' crosswords, amongst others. In 'The Compete Crossword Companion' he has tried to include an example of each one. He died in September 1995 after battling bravely against cancer, while working on the amendments for the fifth edition of the 'Companion'

Synopsis:

A reference book for crossword fans. The volume aims to clarify the complexities of lateral thinking, and help the solver solve clues with its cross-referencing leading to a range of possible solutions. This is an updated and expanded edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0006383912
• ISBN 13: 9780006383918
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 562