KEALOA #36 – SAMBA and TANGO

Words SAMBA and TANGO (True KEALOA)

Date 12/12/2023

Episode 421

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (6/10)

Description A "surprisingly delightful" performance from Ryan

Answer Alternation 56% (5 answer changes)

Guess Alternation Ryan Hecht: 33% (3 guess changes)

Answer Evenness 100% (SAMBA: 5, TANGO: 5)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 88% (SAMBA: 3, TANGO: 7)

Avg Clue Age 29 years, 21 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 4/9/2023 John Ewbank Will Shortz 64D Carnival dance SAMBA ✓ SAMBA
2 Sun 11/18/2001 Jim Page Will Shortz 37A Dance with dips SAMBA ✗ TANGO
3 Thu 3/24/1955 Samuel K. Fliegner Margaret P. Farrar 66A Current dance. SAMBA ✗ TANGO
4 Fri 10/6/2017 Patrick Berry Will Shortz 27A Dance seen in "Evita" TANGO ✓ TANGO
5 Fri 10/29/1982 John Greenman Eugene T. Maleska 1A Relative of the rumba SAMBA ✗ TANGO
6 Thu 12/9/1999 Chuck Deodene Will Shortz 35D Mambo cousin TANGO ✓ TANGO
7 Sun 3/14/2021 Jacob Stulberg Will Shortz 4A Music genre for Carmen Miranda SAMBA ✓ SAMBA
8 Sun 7/26/1998 Richard Silvestri Will Shortz 100A "Hernando's Hideaway," e.g. TANGO ✗ SAMBA
9 Thu 12/9/2004 Paula Gamache Will Shortz 27D Dance with bandoneón accompaniment TANGO ✓ TANGO
10 Sun 6/27/1943 Louis Baron Margaret P. Farrar 18D Old province of Honshu Island. TANGO ✓ TANGO