For Today"s Crossword Puzzle Enthusiast: A Reference That Is More Comprehensive, More Up-to-Date, and More in Touch with Today"s Culture Than Any Comparable Dictionary Comprehensive More than 700,000 clue and answer words, with thousands of entries new to this third edition. More clue words, special categories, and subcategories than any comparable dictionary. Hundreds of extended features with in-depth coverage of people, places, and events. Authoritative and Up-to-Date Extensive coverage of popular culture, brand names, current music, modern history, and sports--all the hallmarks of the new wave of American puzzles--as well as mythology, geography, synonyms, phrases, and the other standbys of puzzledom. General vocabulary and synonyms derived from the Random House Living Dictionary Database™, the source of all the dictionaries published by Random House. Thoroughly revised by Nancy Schuster, former Editor in Chief of the Dell Champion crossword-puzzle books and a lifelong composer, editor, and judge of crossword puzzles. Easy to Use All clue words and clue information (number of letters; category) in easy to spot bold typeface. All answer words grouped by their number of letters. All answer words in attractive, easy-to-read typeface.