KEALOA #4 — ELUDE and EVADE

Words ELUDE and EVADE (True KEALOA)

Date 1/24/2023

Episode 378

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (6/10)

Description Suggested by Matt Gritzmacher.

Final puzzle used both ELUDE and EVADE with the clue "Dodge".

Answer Alternation 56% (5 answer changes)

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

Answer Evenness 97% (ELUDE: 4, EVADE: 6)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 97% (ELUDE: 4, EVADE: 6)

Avg Clue Age 24 years, 7 months, 5 days

Brian Cimmet

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	Mon	9/5/2022	Adam Simpson	Will Shortz	14A	Escape capture by	ELUDE	✓ ELUDE
2	Mon	6/24/2019	Ross Trudeau	Will Shortz	15A	Not get caught by, as a pursuer	ELUDE	✓ ELUDE
3	Sat	10/2/2004	David J. Kahn	Will Shortz	1D	Try to lose	EVADE	✓ EVADE
4	Fri	4/3/2015	Patrick Berry	Will Shortz	17A	Get around	ELUDE	✗ EVADE
5	Sun	7/12/2015	Patrick Berry	Will Shortz	11D	Skirt	EVADE	✓ EVADE
6	Wed	3/24/1999	Nancy Salomon	Will Shortz	16A	Play hard to get	EVADE	✗ ELUDE
7	Wed	2/27/1980	Rae	Eugene T. Maleska	62A	Foil von Richtofen	EVADE	✓ EVADE
8	Sun	6/14/1942	Charles Merz and Arthur Hays Sulzberger	Margaret P. Farrar	92A	Avoid by dexterity	EVADE	✗ ELUDE
9	Mon	7/25/1977	Virginia Schneider	Eugene T. Maleska	31D	Outfox, in a way	ELUDE	✗ EVADE
10	Thu	11/1/2007	Larry Shearer	Will Shortz	—	Dodge	EVADE	✓ EVADE