Franklin CWM109 Collins Crossword Solver

Wife loves it easy to use

Good, compact crossword solver and dictionary which I have purchased to replace an existing Franklin one I have had for at least 10 years. It is taking a little while to get used to as the keys are slightly different, but in all other aspects it functions just as well as the old one.

My dad tasked me with finding a replacement for his old Franklin Chambers crossword solver.... I showed him different ones on amazon but he said he'd trust me to pick a good one! #pressure! I read so many reviews and ended up picking this one which is the newer version of his... My dad is delighted. He says it's even easier to use, the crossword solver is excellent with quick response time and the anagram solver is much better than the old one... It solved ones which his old one wouldn't! He's delighted and asked me to leave a really good review for it. (it also arrived 2 weeks before the estimated delivery date)

The solver works well enough but it is quite slow. Also I am not sure whether all the words i want are there

I love this. Good word games. Great for solving crosswords.

Its a great little gadget! Easy to use and if there was one down side is that it is quite small and the lid is a could be difficult to open if you have arthritic fingers or less able, The buttons are quite well spaced. Handy to pop in your pocket or bag if you were going away.

Not as quick and easy to use as my old Franklin Crossword Solver. Anagram solver can only cope with 13 letters -- many crossword clues have 14 or 15.(Franklin didn't have this function) Thesaurus seems very limited in content. Lastly the 'go back function' is slow and sometimes not there at all. Am getting used to it but have been spoiled by old Franklin! Still very useful and good value for money.

My aunt asked me to get her a replacement the same one she has had for years and used it almost every day. She felt it was not as clear as it was. She is delighted with the replacement and says it’s clearer, and much better than the older one. I’ve taken her comments over the phone as I can’t visit her at the moment! So if you ask me a question, I won’t be able to reply

problem solving

Works like a charm, but one side of the place for batteries seemed small and it took a bit of pressure to get the batteries in the case.

Good product

At times the buttons must be pushed repeatedly to get a response, but eventually it does move on to the next answers.

It is not as easy as the unit by the same company that it replaced in my house and I wish it were bigger for both my eyes and fingers, but it's good and a good value.