KEALOA #64 — ORSK and OREL — KEALOA Reference

Words ORSK and OREL (True KEALOA)

Date 4/8/2025

Episode 487

Players Ryan Hecht (8/10)

Description Ryan tested his short-term (or possibly long-term) memory by attempting last week's KEALOA, which presumably he himself had compiled.

Answer Alternation 44% (4 answer changes)

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

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

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 88% (ORSK: 3, OREL: 7)

Avg Clue Age 42 years, 1 month, 20 days

Brian Cimmet

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