KEALOA #67 – EIRE and ERIN

Words EIRE and ERIN (True KEALOA)

Date 5/6/2025

Episode 491

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (5/10)

Description As suggested by viewer Steve Smith. Ryan was, unfortunately, not in a pub in Dublin drinking something bubblin'.

Answer Alternation 56% (5 answer changes)

Guess Alternation Ryan Hecht: 33% (3 guess changes)

Answer Evenness 100% (EIRE: 5, ERIN: 5)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 97% (EIRE: 6, ERIN: 4)

Avg Clue Age 28 years, 7 months, 25 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 11/22/2022 Wendy L. Brandes Will Shortz 35D Land of the Blarney Stone EIRE ✗ ERIN
2 Mon 7/8/2002 Sheldon Benardo Will Shortz 33A Land of O'Kelly and O'Keeffe ERIN ✓ ERIN
3 Mon 5/6/1968 Unknown Margaret P. Farrar 47A Land of Finn MacCool. ERIN ✓ ERIN
4 Tue 4/11/2017 Zachary Spitz and Diane Roseman Will Shortz 42A Land of Donegal and Dingle Bay EIRE ✓ EIRE
5 Sun 10/26/1947 Thomas Meekin Margaret P. Farrar 53A Land of Pat and Mike. ERIN ✗ EIRE
6 Mon 2/9/2009 Randall J. Hartman Will Shortz 19A Land of the so-called "Troubles" EIRE ✓ EIRE
7 Thu 8/29/2013 Timothy Polin Will Shortz 60A Land with a harp on its coat of arms EIRE ✓ EIRE
8 Sun 11/25/1979 Alex F. Black Eugene T. Maleska 84D Land of Brian Boru EIRE ✗ ERIN
9 Fri 10/3/2014 Tracy Bennett Will Shortz 22A Land of the poet Máirtín Ó Direáin ERIN ✗ EIRE
10 Fri 12/7/1990 Eileen Lexau Eugene T. Maleska 42A Land of "Kathleen Mavourneen" ERIN ✗ EIRE