KEALOA #75 – ORTON and ODETS

Words ORTON and ODETS (True KEALOA)

Date 3/17/2026

Episode 531

Host Brian Cimmet

Players Ryan Hecht (7/10)

Description Suggested by Ben Zimmer via Crossword Discord. The words are the names of playwrights Joe ORTON and Clifford ODETS.

Answer Alternation 44% (4 answer changes)

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

Answer Evenness 88% (ORTON: 3, ODETS: 7)

Guess Evenness Ryan Hecht: 97% (ORTON: 6, ODETS: 4)

Avg Clue Age 20 years, 9 months, 20 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 Sun 3/7/2010 Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer Will Shortz 48D "Waiting for Lefty" playwright ODETS ✓ ODETS
2 Sat 5/22/2021 Sid Sivakumar and Matthew Stock Will Shortz 13D "Golden Boy" playwright ODETS ✓ ODETS
3 Sun 9/18/1994 Merl Reagle Will Shortz 90D "Loot" playwright ORTON ✓ ORTON
4 Sun 5/23/2004 Deb Amlen and Nancy Salomon Will Shortz 70A "Awake and Sing!" playwright ODETS ✓ ODETS
5 Sat 9/30/2000 Brendan Emmett Quigley Will Shortz 27A "What the Butler Saw" playwright ORTON ✓ ORTON
6 Sat 8/28/2010 Xan Vongsathorn Will Shortz 48D "The Ruffian on the Stair" playwright ORTON ✓ ORTON
7 Thu 1/14/2010 Caleb Madison Will Shortz 9A "The Country Girl" playwright ODETS ✓ ODETS
8 Sun 12/15/1996 Randolph Ross Will Shortz 77A "The Flowering Peach" playwright ODETS ✗ ORTON
9 Sat 7/21/2012 Joe DiPietro Will Shortz 28D "Night Music" playwright ODETS ✗ ORTON
10 Fri 8/21/1992 Calista Luminati Eugene T. Maleska 51D "Till the Day I Die" playwright ODETS ✗ ORTON