KEALOA #34 – GEEK and NERD

Words GEEK and NERD (True KEALOA)

Date 11/28/2023

Episode 419

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (7/10)

Description Suggested by Jeff Eddings. Bazinga!

Answer Alternation 67% (6 answer changes)

Guess Alternation Ryan Hecht: 44% (4 guess changes)

Answer Evenness 97% (GEEK: 6, NERD: 4)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 100% (GEEK: 5, NERD: 5)

Avg Clue Age 6 years, 11 months, 23 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 Wed 10/11/2023 Miranda Kany Will Shortz 61D Wonk NERD ✓ NERD
2 Tue 10/10/2023 Nate Cardin Will Shortz 18A Stereotypical techie or Trekkie GEEK ✓ GEEK
3 Wed 4/13/2022 Rebecca Goldstein Will Shortz 65A Uber-enthusiast GEEK ✓ GEEK
4 Mon 11/5/2012 Andrea Carla Michaels Will Shortz 22D Unlikely prom king NERD ✓ NERD
5 Thu 6/21/2012 Caleb Emmons Will Shortz 52D Many a Comicon attendee GEEK ✗ NERD
6 Thu 1/5/2006 Victor Fleming Will Shortz 60D Uncool sort GEEK ✓ GEEK
7 Mon 7/20/2015 John Westwig Will Shortz 55A Overindulge in a brainy subject, with "out" GEEK ✓ GEEK
8 Sun 6/30/2019 Emily Carroll Will Shortz 54A Spend all weekend solving crosswords, say, with "out" NERD ✗ GEEK
9 Mon 4/3/2017 Agnes Davidson and Zhouqin Burnikel Will Shortz 2D Sheldon of "The Big Bang Theory," for one GEEK ✗ NERD
10 Wed 12/30/2015 Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen Will Shortz 7D Almost any character on "The Big Bang Theory" NERD ✓ NERD