KEALOA #1 – KEA and LOA

Words KEA and LOA (True KEALOA)

Date 1/3/2023

Episode 375

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (5/10)

Description The inaugural debut round of KEALOA!

Answer Alternation 67% (6 answer changes)

Guess Alternation Ryan Hecht: 56% (5 guess changes)

Answer Evenness 100% (KEA: 5, LOA: 5)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 97% (KEA: 6, LOA: 4)

Avg Clue Age 22 years, 5 months, 17 days

Brian Cimmet Brian Cimmet
Ryan Hecht Ryan Hecht

Clues

The crossword clues presented in this round with their answers and guess results.

# Day Puzzle Date Constructors Editor Clue # Clue Text Answer Ryan Hecht
1 Fri 3/21/2014 Brendan Emmett Quigley Will Shortz 29A Mauna ___ KEA ✓ KEA
2 Mon 7/13/2015 Zhouqin Burnikel Will Shortz 64D Hawaii's Mauna ___ volcano KEA ✗ LOA
3 Tue 9/25/2018 Ross Trudeau Will Shortz 60D Hawaii's Mauna ___ LOA ✓ LOA
4 Fri 11/14/2014 Joe Krozel Will Shortz 29A Mau ___ (forever, in Hawaii) LOA ✗ KEA
5 Tue 7/12/2022 Karen Steinberg Will Shortz 58D Mauna ___ Observatory LOA ✗ KEA
6 Sun 9/4/1977 Henry Hook Eugene T. Maleska 29A Mauna ___, Hawaiian peak KEA ✓ KEA
7 Sun 4/18/1948 Louis Baron Margaret P. Farrar 90A Chilean river LOA ✓ LOA
8 Fri 7/1/1960 Unknown Margaret P. Farrar 50A New Zealand parrot KEA ✓ KEA
9 Sat 5/4/2019 Mark Diehl Will Shortz 52A "Aloha nui ___" (Hawaiian sign-off meaning "lots of love") LOA ✗ KEA
10 Fri 12/20/2013 Ian Livengood Will Shortz 56A Hawaiian for "white" KEA ✗ LOA