KEALOA #13 – SPARSE and SCARCE

Words SPARSE and SCARCE (True KEALOA)

Date 4/11/2023

Episode 389

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (6/10)

Description Suggested by Twitter user @chenklybore.

Answer Alternation 67% (6 answer changes)

Guess Alternation Ryan Hecht: 67% (6 guess changes)

Answer Evenness 100% (SPARSE: 5, SCARCE: 5)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 100% (SPARSE: 5, SCARCE: 5)

Avg Clue Age 24 years, 9 months, 16 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 1/13/2023 Brad Wiegmann Will Shortz 45D Like the population of Greenland SPARSE ✓ SPARSE
2 Sat 10/31/2020 Stella Zawistowski Will Shortz 3D Like hen's teeth SCARCE ✗ SPARSE
3 Mon 12/25/1995 Sidney L. Robbins Will Shortz 50D Not plentiful SPARSE ✗ SCARCE
4 Thu 6/10/2021 Sheldon Polonsky Will Shortz 42D Meager SPARSE ✓ SPARSE
5 Sun 5/15/2016 Patrick Berry Will Shortz 4A Hard to find SCARCE ✓ SCARCE
6 Sun 4/23/1944 Archie S. Kreiling Margaret P. Farrar 107D Wanting. SCARCE ✗ SPARSE
7 Mon 11/2/1981 Evelyn Benshoof Eugene T. Maleska 47A Occasional SPARSE ✗ SCARCE
8 Wed 9/27/2000 Fred Piscop Will Shortz 9D Numismatist's description SCARCE ✓ SCARCE
9 Thu 2/14/1985 Unknown Eugene T. Maleska 43D Like the nene SCARCE ✓ SCARCE
10 Sat 6/3/1995 Bob Klahn Will Shortz 43D Exiguous SPARSE ✓ SPARSE
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