KEALOA #3 – ACME and APEX

Words ACME and APEX (True KEALOA)

Date 1/17/2023

Episode 377

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ben Zimmer (8/10); Ryan Hecht (5/10)

Description Two debuts! First, the KEALOA segment theme music, and second, the first head-to-head competitive round of KEALOA, featuring Ryan vs. The Barnacle.

Answer Alternation 78% (7 answer changes)

Guess Alternation Ben Zimmer: 56% (5 guess changes)
Ryan Hecht: 11% (1 guess change)

Answer Evenness 100% (ACME: 5, APEX: 5)

Guess Evenness Ben Zimmer: 100% (ACME: 5, APEX: 5)
Ryan Hecht: 97% (ACME: 6, APEX: 4)

Avg Clue Age 16 years, 18 days

Brian Cimmet Brian Cimmet
Ben Zimmer Ben Zimmer
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 Ben Zimmer Ryan Hecht
1 Mon 1/16/2023 Michael Paleos Will Shortz 53A High point APEX ✓ APEX ✓ APEX
2 Tue 1/19/2010 Zoe Wheeler Will Shortz 1A #1 position ACME ✓ ACME ✗ APEX
3 Thu 6/9/2011 Joon Pahk Will Shortz 5D Pinnacle APEX ✓ APEX ✓ APEX
4 Wed 8/19/2015 Timothy Polin Will Shortz 29D As high as you can go ACME ✓ ACME ✗ APEX
5 Fri 3/8/2013 Paula Gamache Will Shortz 38D There's nothing above it APEX ✗ ACME ✗ ACME
6 Sun 1/10/1993 June A. Boggs Eugene T. Maleska 100A Ne plus ultra ACME ✓ ACME ✓ ACME
7 Sat 11/14/2009 Joe Krozel Will Shortz 21A It's all downhill from here APEX ✓ APEX ✗ ACME
8 Sun 9/6/1987 Willemain O. Cable Eugene T. Maleska 20A Cusp APEX ✓ APEX ✗ ACME
9 Sat 10/19/1985 Peter G. Snow Eugene T. Maleska 53D Capsheaf ACME ✗ APEX ✓ ACME
10 Sun 5/3/2020 Ben Zimmer and Brendan Emmett Quigley Will Shortz 50D Maker of Instant Feathers and Hi-Speed Tonic ACME ✓ ACME ✓ ACME
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