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Crossword Compiler
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Crossword puzzle maker software
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Your program is easily the best thing that has ever happened for crossword constructors.

- Nancy Salomon


..it's brilliant. As a teacher I use it at least a couple of times a week and the kids I teach love the crosswords.

- Shaun Donnelly

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Other software and books

In addition to WordWeb Pro, the international thesaurus/dictionary add-on available with Crossword Compiler, you can also look up words in the various other third party software dictionaries listed below. Some are available in North America, some in the UK, and some as international downloads.

The program will also interface with Anagram Genius. See also a section of books that may be of interest.

Dictionaries on CD-ROM - North America

cover Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
11th edition book and CD-ROM for under $20 - good value (but poor coverage of non-US English)
cover Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus
Under $20 - good value, about 200 000 words (inc. derivatives)
cover NEW Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
Under $80 (2007, good and lots of words).
coverEncarta Dictionary
Part of Encarta Premium. 185 000 words (inc. derivatives), good, up to date and international.
cover Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
Under $50 - comprehensive but not very up to date. No proper nouns.
cover Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Under $25 - not as comprehensive as the M-W unabridged, but lots of proper nouns (35,000+). Not updated for some years.
cover American Heritage Dictionary
Also more recent American Hertigage College Dictionary
Under $20
cover Oxford English Dictionary
Under $300 - CD-ROM version of the complete 20-volume Second Edition.
New version 3 of the CD-ROM allows installation to hard disk but still requires validation from the CD-ROM. Includes supplements 1-3. The ultimate reference.
cover New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
Version 2 for about $120.
cover Longman Advanced American
Learner dictionary.
cover Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Learner dictionary.
cover Cambridge Advanced Learner's

Dictionaries on CD-ROM - UK

cover Concise Oxford Dictionary
Under £20 - good and quick (2003).
cover NEW Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
Under £50 (2007, good and lots of words).
Chambers Dictionary and Thesaurus
£30 - slow to start, but good and quick thereafter
coverEncarta Dictionary
Part of Encarta Premium UK edition. 185 000 words (inc. derivatives), good, British English and up to date .
cover Oxford English Dictionary
Under £200 - CD-ROM version of the complete 20-volume Second Edition.
New version 3 of the CD-ROM allows installation to hard disk but still requires validation from the CD-ROM. Includes supplements 1-3. The ultimate reference.
cover Collins Cobuild Advanced Learners
Under £15
cover Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Learner dictionary.
cover Cambridge Advanced Learner's
cover Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
American 11th edition book and CD-ROM for under £15. Very weak on non-American words and spellings.

Dictionaries for international download

Macquarie Dictionary (also thesaurus and concise)
Probably the best coverage of Australian English.

Books - North America

cover The Crossword Obsession: The History & Lore of the World's Most Popular Pastime.
Under $18 - hot from the press.

Books - UK
cover Chambers Crossword Manual (2006 edition)
Under £6.
cover Ximenes on the Art of the Crossword
Under £8 - a classic.

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