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Crossword Help

A-Z How to Find Information > Books

Finding facts

  • As a library member you can access a range of e-resources by logging in with your library card number and PIN; including Credo Reference and Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • Links to more reference books are available at Encyclopaedias and miscellaneous facts on WebLinks

Checking words in dictionaries

  • There is a wealth of e-resources you can search, inlcuding Oxford Dictionaries and more
  • There are links to English dictionaries at English dictionaries on WebLinks
  • Your local library will have a collection of dictionaries, search the Library Catalogue to discover what is at your local library

Using crossword solvers and anagram finders

  • Crossword solvers enable you to enter a few letters of a word and find words that match those letters
  • Anagram finders give you all possible variations of any letters you enter
  • You can find crossword solvers and anagram finders on the Word oddities and crosswords help page on WebLinks
  • The e-resources offer a range of tools to solve crossword clues; in particular there is also a 'Crossword solver' in the 'Dictionaries' section of the Credo Reference and why not try using the 'wildcard' characters within Oxford Dictionaries


Page last updated: 31st March 2016