KEALOA #40 – SOBA and UDON

Words SOBA and UDON (Near KEALOA)

Date 1/23/2024

Episode 426

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (7/10)

Answer Alternation 33% (3 answer changes)

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

Answer Evenness 100% (SOBA: 5, UDON: 5)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 97% (SOBA: 4, UDON: 6)

Avg Clue Age 5 years, 6 months, 18 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 Sat 1/20/2024 Caitlin Reid and Matthew Stock Will Shortz 49D Buckwheat noodle SOBA ✓ SOBA
2 Sun 10/11/2020 Gary Larson Will Shortz 54A Noodles often eaten cold in the summer SOBA ✓ SOBA
3 Fri 1/7/2022 Robyn Weintraub Will Shortz 10D Kake ___ (Japanese dish) UDON ✓ UDON
4 Sun 10/15/2023 Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden Will Shortz 25A Japanese noodle dish UDON ✗ SOBA
5 Wed 11/27/2013 Jules P. Markey Will Shortz 58A Noodles in Japanese cookery SOBA ✗ UDON
6 Sat 7/1/2017 David Phillips Will Shortz 1A Noodle house noodles SOBA ✗ UDON
7 Sun 1/3/2021 Paolo Pasco Will Shortz 31D Noodles sometimes served with tsuyu sauce SOBA ✓ SOBA
8 Wed 3/15/2023 Michael B. Berg Will Shortz 2D Noodles often served in broth UDON ✓ UDON
9 Tue 5/11/2010 Keith Talon Will Shortz 56D Noodles with tempura UDON ✓ UDON
10 Fri 8/8/2008 Mike Nothnagel Will Shortz 31D Soup pasta UDON ✓ UDON