Customer Reviews

Franklin CWP-206 Crossword Puzzle Solver

5 star:		(20)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This unit is larger than the previous unit. Not as easy to hold but easier to see. It uses regular batteries and is less expensive to maintain. Hope it lasts as long as the last one.

This works beautifully. I have not had it long enough to know how well the battery holds up but am not too worried about that. The only reason I did not give this five stars is because I had a previous edition which was in stainless steel with a soft leather case, and smaller----and thus more handy. Further I am not "digitally gifted" so I fumble about a bit in trying to open it. But it surely does a great job once I get it open. I do not regret my purchase---not one bit.

My Dad is a crossword-aholic. I bought this for him as a Christmas gift and he has said he likes it, but I KNOW he likes it because it is sitting on his end table on top of whatever crossword puzzle he is doing. Plus I always see him using it. He's 72 and he has no trouble. I feel this is a good sign this must be user friendly. I've also heard him say "This really works!" Anyway...I'm glad I found something he likes. He's not exactly easy to buy for.

I actually bought this for my 82 yr old mother - who called and said how delighted she was with the product. She especially likes the feature where she can type in partial letters and get possible solutions. She uses it to help her solve Jumbles as well. It's easy to use, has appropriate words and lots of choices. In fact, she asked me to order another one for her neighbor, who has tried many other types, but was never happy with them. Now he's a convert to this one as well. The only drawback, according to them, is the lid is a little flimsy and with lots of use, tends to come off. Other than that, they love it.

Had an old one for about 20 years. The on/off button was not working so well. Loved the product so much I bought another one to replace it. It's very similar to the original. The only drawback is that's twice the size of the first one I had.

There's 2 areas which could be improved. Upon starting the clear button needs to be activated to stop a scrolling message. Would be nice to be able to use it without this step. The other area is the large size text is great but the letters are somewhat block like. Smoothing of letters would be better. So far, the solver does its job well.

This product is perfect for anagram type puzzles. This is the second one I bought. I wore the first one out using it for over three years. This also was bigger and easier to read. Easy to use and carry almost impossible to put down once you try it out, you'll be wondering how you managed or how many puzzles you skipped without it. It uses AAA batteries not included.

I had an earlier model of this device which I liked much better. This one has a cover that is hard to open, and the training program (Demo)starts every time it is turned on. I would think a shut-off button could be provided to disable this feature. It gets old in a hurry.

This is the 3rd crossword puzzle solver I have had. I wore the other 2 out. This item is great for solving crosswords, cryptograms, etc. I use mine every day. I find that they last a long time and are very durable.

this works great i always do word jumbles helps me get the ones i can't highly recomend