KEALOA #63 – ORSK and OREL

Words ORSK and OREL (True KEALOA)

Date 4/1/2025

Episode 486

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (3/10)

Description April Fool's Day episode. "Ryan" finished 3 and 7 (which is not very good), and "Brian" pledged that KEALOA will not make another appearance for quite some time.

Answer Alternation 22% (2 answer changes)

Guess Alternation Ryan Hecht: 22% (2 guess changes)

Answer Evenness 88% (ORSK: 3, OREL: 7)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 72% (ORSK: 8, OREL: 2)

Avg Clue Age 42 years, 1 month, 13 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 6/19/2021 Sophia Maymudes Will Shortz 37A Birthplace of Ivan Turgenev OREL ✗ ORSK
2 Thu 9/27/1984 Eugene T. Maleska Eugene T. Maleska 40A Russian grain center OREL ✗ ORSK
3 Sun 10/2/1977 Alex F. Black Eugene T. Maleska 2D Russian city ORSK ✓ ORSK
4 Sat 7/26/2008 Barry C. Silk Will Shortz 54A Second biggest city in Russia's Orenburg region ORSK ✓ ORSK
5 Fri 12/12/1980 C. J. Angio Eugene T. Maleska 57A U.S.S.R. mining center ORSK ✗ OREL
6 Wed 9/23/1992 Walter Covell Eugene T. Maleska 3D City on the Oka OREL ✓ OREL
7 Sat 5/30/1953 Isaac Kert Margaret P. Farrar 53D City in Black Earth region. OREL ✗ ORSK
8 Sun 5/19/1946 Thomas Meekin Margaret P. Farrar 90A City in Russia. OREL ✗ ORSK
9 Sun 7/29/2012 Kevin G. Der Will Shortz 48A Russian city and oblast OREL ✗ ORSK
10 Tue 1/13/1953 Roberta H. Morse Margaret P. Farrar 64A Russian city. OREL ✗ ORSK
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