KEALOA #60 – KIRA and LAURA

Words KIRA and LAURA (Near KEALOA)

Date 10/8/2024

Episode 463

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (6/10)

Description The inaugural round of "KIRALAURA". In this round, the answer KIRA means the entry in the grid is one of either KIRA, KEIRA, or KYRA. The answer LAURA means the entry in the grid is one of either LAURA, LORA, or LARA.

Answer Alternation 56% (5 answer changes)

Guess Alternation Ryan Hecht: 44% (4 guess changes)

Answer Evenness 88% (KIRA: 3, LAURA: 7)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 100% (KIRA: 5, LAURA: 5)

Avg Clue Age 20 years, 3 months, 1 day

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 Mon 11/22/2010 David Poole Will Shortz 69A Actress Sedgwick of "The Closer" KIRA ✓ KIRA
2 Thu 10/21/2010 Dan Naddor Will Shortz 15A 1944 murder mystery directed by Otto Preminger LAURA ✓ LAURA
3 Sun 9/4/2022 Tracy Gray Will Shortz 52D "Colette" actress Knightley KIRA ✗ LAURA
4 Tue 2/14/2023 Ella Dershowitz Will Shortz 6D Tony-winning actress Benanti LAURA ✓ LAURA
5 Tue 7/4/2023 Barbara Lin Will Shortz 27D Hillenbrand who wrote "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" LAURA ✓ LAURA
6 Wed 10/14/2020 Rich Proulx Will Shortz 44A Newswoman Phillips KIRA ✓ KIRA
7 Thu 1/3/2019 Timothy Polin Will Shortz 32A Best-selling erotic novelist ___ Leigh LAURA ✓ LAURA
8 Sun 5/9/1943 P. Joseph Lamanna Margaret P. Farrar 128A Heroine of Thackeray's "Pendennis." LAURA ✗ KIRA
9 Fri 9/11/1998 Harvey Estes Will Shortz 14D Olympic skier Magoni LAURA ✗ KIRA
10 Sat 7/8/1972 Unknown Will Weng 32D Parts of bees. LAURA ✗ KIRA