KEALOA #49 – ILLS and WOES

Words ILLS and WOES (True KEALOA)

Date 4/2/2024

Episode 436

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (7/10)

Answer Alternation 44% (4 answer changes)

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

Answer Evenness 97% (ILLS: 6, WOES: 4)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 100% (ILLS: 5, WOES: 5)

Avg Clue Age 16 years, 1 month, 22 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 2/28/2024 Greg Snitkin Will Shortz 39A Societal troubles ILLS ✓ ILLS
2 Wed 1/9/2019 Trenton Charlson Will Shortz 17A Pandora released them ILLS ✓ ILLS
3 Tue 5/30/2017 Neville Fogarty Will Shortz 1D Pains ILLS ✓ ILLS
4 Sun 5/10/2015 Jacob Stulberg Will Shortz 106A Plagues ILLS ✓ ILLS
5 Fri 3/11/2022 Robyn Weintraub Will Shortz 22A Kvetcher's list WOES ✓ WOES
6 Wed 11/13/1996 Manny Nosowsky Will Shortz 54A Maladies, worries, etc. WOES ✓ WOES
7 Sat 9/18/2010 Natan Last Will Shortz 2D Distresses ILLS ✗ WOES
8 Thu 5/31/2018 Dominick Talvacchio Will Shortz 31D Heavy burdens WOES ✓ WOES
9 Sun 8/7/1977 Frances Hansen Eugene T. Maleska 39D Prickly heat et al. WOES ✗ ILLS
10 Fri 6/29/1979 Elaine D. Schorr Eugene T. Maleska 44A "To hastening ___ a prey": Goldsmith ILLS ✗ WOES