KEALOA #52 – YIKES and YIPES

Words YIKES and YIPES (True KEALOA)

Date 5/14/2024

Episode 442

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (6/10)

Answer Alternation 56% (5 answer changes)

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

Answer Evenness 88% (YIKES: 3, YIPES: 7)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 100% (YIKES: 5, YIPES: 5)

Avg Clue Age 19 years, 2 months, 3 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 Tue 7/14/2020 Stella Zawistowski Will Shortz 47D "Aiiieee!" YIKES ✓ YIKES
2 Sun 5/8/2011 Daniel A. Finan Will Shortz 109D "Great Scott!" YIPES ✗ YIKES
3 Sun 10/10/2010 Patrick Merrell Will Shortz 104D "Criminy!" YIPES ✓ YIPES
4 Wed 5/14/2014 Victor Barocas Will Shortz 36A "This is looking bad!" YIPES ✗ YIKES
5 Mon 4/4/2005 Christina Houlihan Kelly Will Shortz 31A "Yow!" YIKES ✓ YIKES
6 Thu 12/20/2007 Peter A. Collins Will Shortz 18D "Yowzer!" YIPES ✓ YIPES
7 Thu 12/12/2019 Alex Eaton-Salners Will Shortz 47D "Holy cannoli!" YIPES ✓ YIPES
8 Mon 7/19/2004 Nancy Salomon and Kendall Twigg Will Shortz 26D "Holy mackerel!" YIPES ✗ YIKES
9 Wed 1/19/2005 Leonard Williams Will Shortz 13D "Holy cats!" YIKES ✗ YIPES
10 Sat 4/12/1952 Unknown Margaret P. Farrar 27D Comic strip exclamation of joy. YIPES ✓ YIPES