380 Part IV: The Part of Tens
Keep in mind that Latin is not one of the languages featured on this site. Check
out http://www.freedict.com/onldict/lat.html (which I introduce earlier in the
chapter) if you’re in need of Latin translation.Wikipedia
This online encyclopedia (www.wikipedia.org) is a handy resource for his-
torical and bibliographical information. If you’re looking at a clue that refer-
ences a historical event or an important person, you’re likely to find an entry
on Wikipedia that offers the information you’re seeking.
You can start your search at the Wikipedia home page if you like, but I find it’s
just as easy to type “Wikipedia” and my search term into my search engine.
Doing so should lead you directly to the online article(s) that covers the topic
in question.And If You’re Truly Stuck...
Crossword Dictionary
Okay, so you’re really stuck on a certain entry. It’s eight letters long, and you
have just three of the letters filled in. You’ve tried searching other resources
and gotten nowhere. You can’t figure out any other intersecting entries, and
you don’t want to turn to the puzzle solution because you want to work this
puzzle through to the end. What to do?
If you’ve exhausted your other possibilities for solving the clue, give the Web site
at http://www.crossword-dictionary.com a try. Type a period to indicate any letter
you don’t know in the word you’re trying to solve. For example, with our eight-
letter word example, maybe you know the first letter is P, the fifth letter is E, and
the last letter is D. Type “p... e.. d” in the search box and click “Search.” You
get back a list of possible entries, including packeted, pampered, and pandered.
With luck, one of them will make perfect sense to solve your clue.