More than 120,000 words and phrases are listed alphabetically and by number of letters under a wide variety of category headings, including Presidents of the USA, Greek and Roman Gods, Breeds of Pig and Characters from Opera. Locating the correct word or phrase becomes quick and easy as intersecting solutions provide letters of the unanswered clue.

Ideal if you know the length and first letter of the word

This title offers hundreds of examples to illustrate how crossword clues work and helps readers understand how crosswords are created and how to interpret the clues.

The Bloomsbury Anagram Finder is an aid to this often time-consuming and frustrating aspect of completing a crossword. It contains over 200,000 words, and phrases, including plural forms of nouns, palindromes, words of sixteen letters and over, backwords, all parts of speech, Christian names and idioms. The anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain, from 'if' and 'dean' to 'coffee-table book' and 'take the rough with the smooth', with the letters set out in alphabetical order. So once the letters of a crossword anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating a word in a dictionary. Together with Bloomsbury's Crossword Solver and Crossword Lists, the Anagram Finder will prove invaluable to both beginners and experienced crossworders. Good luck with future crosswords!*

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.

This sixth edition reflects almost 40 years of scholarship as well as professional and personal practice in recreation, parks, and tourism. The text has become one of the most widely adopted titles in university courses worldwide. In this new edition of the book, the phenomenon of leisure is presented through new research findings and contemporary societal dilemmas to suggest that leisure is one of the most interesting, relevant, and exciting subjects of study today. The book reflects a wide range of material from the disciplines of leisure studies, sociology, psychology, economics, political science, anthropology, geography, the humanities, and media and cultural studies. Indeed, more than a textbook, this is very much a point of view. Leisure is presented as a human phenomenon that is individual and collective, vital and frivolous, historical and contemporary, factual and subjective, and good and bad. As a learning tool, this sixth edition teaches more. It contains updated and new illustrations of concepts through field-based cases, biographical features, exploratory activities, and research studies. In the first part, leisure is defined as a condition of humanity. Its meanings are traced through the humanities and history, as well as in todays connotations. The benefits of leisure are presented, ranging from freedom to pleasure to risk to spirituality, and leisures benefit to healthful well-being is demonstrated. As well, part one of the text presents theories for explaining leisure behavior. Part Two discusses leisure as a cultural mirror -- its societal context. Chapters include leisure and anthropology, geography, technology, popular culture, and taboo recreation. Finally, in Part Three, the functional side of leisure is explored in terms of its instrumental relationship to work, money, time, and equity. Leisure systems of public, private, and commercial sponsorship are described to confirm leisures utility. Instructor resources and a website for student resources available.