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heffalump | 16:33 Sat 30th Dec 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all!
My Gran's old electronic crossword puzzle solver has finally died, and she'd love a new one to replace it. She remembers seeing one that allowed you to put a blank for an unknown letter at the beginning of a word (a feature she didn't have on hers), but cannot remember the make. I've been looking online to get her a new one, but can't be sure that any of the ones that I've looked at will allow her to do this, so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations orknew of a particular make/model that can do this. Thanks.
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Hi heffalump,
This is the one I have, would'nt be without it.It does what your'e looking for + phrases & anagrams.
http://www.portabletechnology.co.uk/erol.htm#3 06xo
I've got a Lexibook CR252 which is very good-got this from E Bay following a post on this site a few months ago. Also I have a Seiko Oxford Crossword Solver ER3500 which is OK-Argos and WH Smith usually sell decent models
I have an ancient Franklin Crossword Puzzle Solver and a Seiko Britannica/Oxford both of which have the ? capability. They are in pretty much constant use, unlike my brain!

I know that him indoors got the Seiko one from an ad in the Daily Telegraph. It was expensive, but has proved itself on more than one occasion.

Try Argos, they have quite a range now.

Happy hunting!

Lizzie
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Thankyou all for your help.
valerieb1254 - I'd looked on this site already, and was unsure of which model to choose - which is the one that you have? Can you put a blank at the start of the word?
As an afterthought - on both of mine you can choose ? anywhere for one missing letter (so you could put ???ld and one answer would be "could") or use an * which replaces any number of missing letters (so *ret* would give you about a zillion answers from accrete through diuretic to heretic and finally to wretchedness! Oh, and Yorkshire Terrier!

Both have an anagram facility and hangman, etc. The Seiko also has an encylopaedia, very useful.

Lizzie
I have the large screen one, yes you can put a blank anywhere. Good Luck.
Val.x
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Thanks for the suggestions - I know what to get her now!

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