Excalibur Electronic New York Times Electronic Crossword Puzzle

by Excalibur

Product Features

• 500 puzzles handpicked from the New York Times by editor Will Shortz
• Large LCD screen
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• Undo button
• heck button checks for incorrect letters

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000UVHC2I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,706 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Product Description

500 TOP CROSSWORD PUZZLES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES! Now you can take crossword puzzles anywhere you go without paper or pencil with the Excalibur New York Times Electronic Crossword Puzzle. Excercise your brain with 500 top crossword puzzles from the Times selected by Will Shortz. This electronic crossword puzzle features a large easy to read LCD display and a full QWERTY keyboard. Solve letter, word, or whole puzzles with the push of a button. Press the check key to reveal any incorrect letters and use the undo button to take back mistakes. The electronic crossword puzzle allows you to play and save two puzzles at the same time making it ideal for couples who love crossword. The battery saving automatic power off will switch the device off if you forget to. Features: 500 puzzles from the New York Times Large LCD display Full QWERTY keyboard Undo button Check button checks for incorrect letters Play and save two games at a time Solve letter, word, or puzzle buttons Requires 2 'AAA' not included

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good puzzles, terrible screen, July 4, 2008

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alto606 "alto606" (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Excalibur Electronic New York Times Electronic Crossword Puzzle (Toy)

I like the puzzles, but seeing them is difficult at best. You have to have it at exactly the right angle in exactly the right light. You get what you pay for, I guess.

I ended up buying a Nintendo DS Lite with the "NY Times Crossword Puzzles" game and am much happier. It was a lot more expensive, but I can add other games ("Solitaire Overload" is great, for example) and it's much nicer to use.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's JUNK don't buy it!, April 26, 2010

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Robert J. Hale "I love Star Wars EU" (Westwood Hills, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Excalibur Electronic New York Times Electronic Crossword Puzzle (Toy)

I really enjoyed this machine, until about the 5th time I turned it on - characters started dropping off of the screen. Before long entire rows were missing characters. I assumed I got a bad one, so I bought another of the same - it was cheap enough, right? Bad Idea! Exactly the same thing happened to the second one I bought. They are both in the landfill, now, may the God of electronics rest their little souls. I love crosswords, though, and I was not to be deterred, so I bought the Sharper Image Crossword Puzzle Deluxe Edition with Touch-Screen (about $40) and I could not be happier - I should have done this in the first place - I would have saved myself $40 in broken, useless machines!!! If you love doing the NY Times crossword and want a nice machine that will last a good long time, Buy the Sharper Image version (available here at Amazon!) - It has a nice leather zip-up cover, a stylus for the screen, and a back-light, so you can play in the dark!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too complicated and hard to read, October 16, 2011

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Antonia P. Bell - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Excalibur Electronic New York Times Electronic Crossword Puzzle (Toy)

Bought this for my mother's 89th birthday because she loves crossword puzzles. But even I (her daughter) had trouble seeing the screen and following the instructions. Way too complicated for her and me!