KEALOA #32 – EGRET and HERON

Words EGRET and HERON (True KEALOA)

Date 11/14/2023

Episode 417

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (3/10)

Description Suggested by Eric Peterson.

Answer Alternation 67% (6 answer changes)

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

Answer Evenness 97% (EGRET: 6, HERON: 4)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 88% (EGRET: 3, HERON: 7)

Avg Clue Age 26 years, 27 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 Sun 11/5/2023 Rich Katz Will Shortz 102D Everglades bird EGRET ✓ EGRET
2 Sat 2/26/2022 Ori Brian Will Shortz 1A Symbol of the National Audubon Society EGRET ✗ HERON
3 Tue 8/12/2014 Robyn Weintraub Will Shortz 2D Long-legged bird HERON ✓ HERON
4 Sun 1/19/2014 Dan Schoenholz Will Shortz 46D Marsh hunter EGRET ✗ HERON
5 Fri 10/27/2023 Adrian Johnson Will Shortz 21A Bird whose largest species is called the Goliath HERON ✓ HERON
6 Thu 9/5/2019 Alex Eaton-Salners Will Shortz 25D Relative of a spoonbill HERON ✗ EGRET
7 Sat 11/28/1998 Gilbert H. Ludwig Will Shortz 60A Bittern relative EGRET ✗ HERON
8 Mon 1/9/1956 J. F. Kelly Margaret P. Farrar 44A Relative of the crane. EGRET ✗ HERON
9 Wed 7/11/1962 Unknown Margaret P. Farrar 54D Relative of the umbrette. HERON ✗ EGRET
10 Sun 7/5/1942 Charles Kuhls Margaret P. Farrar 88A Plume. EGRET ✗ HERON