Crossword Help Forum
Forum Rules

Not much to explain tonyw. If you've got a Library Card number, you can use it to sign into the full OED on-line dictionary. I presume it's because libraries have the printed version, and therefore library users can make use of ancillary benefits. It's very useful.

A bit more from the OED website:

"Nearly all public libraries in England, Scotland, and Wales— and all in Northern Ireland—subscribe to the Oxford English Dictionary online. This means you can access the dictionary, free, via your local library. Find out more.

Most libraries also offer ‘remote access’. This means that, if you are a member of your local library, you can access the OED online free anywhere you have internet access. Just enter your library membership number (on your library card) in the box provided at www.oed.com."

Brilliant peterm,thanks.Took me about 4 attempts to get the full version though.I could not decipher the code words.I am now happy.

Thanks to all for those suggestions. I must try the online OED soon.

Hmmm. It seems North Ayrshire Libraries don't subscribe to the online OED! However I managed to get in by just entering the last part of my library card number and selecting a different Local Authority. Not exactly watertight security!

I didn't have to enter any mysterious codes either.