KEALOA #5 – UGH and ICK

Words UGH and ICK (Free KEALOA)

Date 1/31/2023

Episode 379

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (4/10); Shannon Rapp (4/10)

Description Suggested by Sharon Fenick. Shannon won the tie-breaker.

Answer Alternation 78% (7 answer changes)

Guess Alternation Ryan Hecht: 67% (6 guess changes)
Shannon Rapp: 33% (3 guess changes)

Answer Evenness 97% (UGH: 6, ICK: 4)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 97% (UGH: 4, ICK: 6)
Shannon Rapp: 97% (UGH: 4, ICK: 6)

Avg Clue Age 12 years, 9 months, 20 days

Brian Cimmet Brian Cimmet
Ryan Hecht Ryan Hecht
Shannon Rapp Shannon Rapp

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 Shannon Rapp
1 Sat 1/21/2023 David Distenfeld Will Shortz 10A "This isn't good at all!" ICK ✓ ICK ✗ UGH
2 Sun 1/15/2023 Michael Schlossberg Will Shortz 51D "I can't believe this!" UGH ✓ UGH ✓ UGH
3 Wed 5/31/2006 Trip Payne Will Shortz 20A "I won't touch that!" ICK ✓ ICK ✓ ICK
4 Mon 2/21/2022 Natalie Murphy Will Shortz 16A "That tastes terrible!" UGH ✗ ICK ✗ ICK
5 Sun 1/9/2022 Timothy Polin Will Shortz 119D Gag line? ICK ✗ UGH ✓ ICK
6 Tue 5/24/2011 Michael Blake and Andrea Carla Michaels Will Shortz 8D "Yuck!" UGH ✓ UGH ✗ ICK
7 Thu 11/14/2013 Tom McCoy Will Shortz 21D Big thumbs-down UGH ✗ ICK ✗ ICK
8 Sat 10/27/2012 Joon Pahk Will Shortz 28D What a stuck-out tongue may mean UGH ✗ ICK ✓ UGH
9 Fri 11/11/2011 Alex Vratsanos Will Shortz 30A Cry of repugnance ICK ✗ UGH ✗ UGH
10 Sun 5/13/1956 Jules Arensberg Margaret P. Farrar 12D Horrors! UGH ✗ ICK ✗ ICK