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Highest flow Wednesday crosswords

Bloggers and solvers sometimes talk about whether grids have good "flow". That's an informal, intuitive notion, but it can be quantified using the concept of algebraic connectivity.

Flow values for Modern Era crosswords range from 0.0 (puzzle has disconnected regions) to 219.2, with a median value of 31.8. (Half of all puzzles have flow below the median, half above.)

Only Modern Era crosswords are considered here.

Top constructors and grids:

Joe Krozel Matthew Stock Alex Bajcz Mary Lou Guizzo Jessie Trudeau Ross Trudeau Jake Halperin Daniel Bodily Roy Leban Ian Livengood Ben Zoon
Wed 7/16/2008
THREEMENINABOAT
HORNSOFADILEMMA
URSUSTMENBEAK
MTRAISESPONTI
BOLEYNSIPTN
NNEENSTATEREG
AHADEPOSITERL
IERRURALMOI
LANMERRIERAFB
SRSCATERTOICE
KSCARTAILOR
EATINSCRODSUT
TWOSOPIEHOURI
CHOCOLATEMOUSSE
HONORARYDEGREES
Wed 2/22/1995
PAMPASWORLDWAR
AVIARYALOEVERA
LESSENTEENIEST
ORSNETCOSTVET
ASPCAAHSDINE
LIEUUFOPEELED
TONSNINALA
ONTHEWATERFRONT
IKEHEMEPEE
CANOEDERASPUR
ARANMRISTORM
MIGANAHEIMSOL
PASTRAMIDEMISE
UNARISENELATES
SETADATESTRESS
Wed 1/13/2021
JUSTTODDCACTI
ETTAEMIRUSHER
SAYCHEESETHICK
THEKINGSSPEECH
TIASEAS
AERATEDENSPAC
STEPHMEDIARDA
THEPELICANBRIEF
REFWINKSUNCLE
ORSEGOSSTAKES
TIERACT
THEGREENHORNET
YEESHDRAINPIPE
EXALTIBISGLEE
ATLASNESTSEEM
Wed 8/29/2018
UNSEALNEBRACLU
SOCANIELLAKHAN
DIAGNOSESANDIEGO
ARNENODCRATE
REEFSKIMASKS
COUNTSTUCSONEEL
ONSETSBRETACNE
OBESENOAABRAKE
LADSLEAPBUCKET
ESCHASTENATHENS
REALISTSARTE
ROYALASINAME
SALVAGESLASVEGAS
OBOENUTSTAMEST
BETSAPSOALYSSA
Wed 2/14/2018
HAGSALEC
GERUNDPLENUM
BOATYARDGRANDPAS
LORIPURSUESTIRO
ANTSYMEATYNADIA
CASTERWITHOBSON
KSTREETNEVERLAND
OPRYPORTRAYERRS
URIPOPOVNYMROO
TENNISTASACROSS
EGONLILACJAWS
STATESENATORS
ITWASNTTOBE
APPETITES
SERIALS
DINGE
EEO
RankDateAuthorFlow
1.Wed Jul 16, 2008Joe Krozel133.8
2.Wed Feb 22, 1995Wayne Robert Williams77.1
3.Wed Jan 13, 2021Matthew Stock75.9
4.Wed Aug 29, 2018Alex Bajcz72.5
5.Wed Feb 14, 2018Mary Lou Guizzo70.8
6.Wed May 28, 1997Ed Early70.4
7.Wed Dec 15, 2021Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau67.6
8.Wed Mar 9, 2005Rob Richardson67.5
9.Wed Jul 5, 2017Jake Halperin66.4
10.Wed Jul 30, 2025Thomas Byrne and Daniel Bodily66.0
11.Wed Jul 20, 2005Roy Leban64.5
12.Wed Dec 22, 1993Morton B. Braun64.4
13.Wed Aug 26, 2015Ian Livengood64.0
14.Wed Mar 29, 2023Ben Zoon62.8
15.Wed Sep 13, 1995Eileen Lexau62.2
16.Wed Aug 29, 2001James Rogers61.6
17.Wed Dec 13, 2006David Sullivan59.4
18.Wed Dec 20, 2006Nancy Salomon59.0
19.Wed Jul 24, 2024Shaun Phillips58.8
20.Wed Feb 21, 2007Elizabeth C. Gorski58.2
21.Wed Mar 9, 2016John Guzzetta58.1
22.Wed Mar 8, 1995Wayne Robert Williams57.8
23.Wed Sep 10, 2003Patrick Berry57.5
24.Wed Aug 25, 2021Adam Vincent57.1
25.Wed Dec 9, 2020Owen Travis and Jeff Chen56.1
26.Wed Apr 29, 1998Gayle Dean56.0
27.Wed Dec 7, 2005Manny Nosowsky55.8
28.Wed Jan 6, 1999Sam Bellotto Jr.54.5
29.Wed May 22, 2024Martin Schneider54.4
30.Wed Jul 21, 2021Alex Vratsanos54.0
Wed Aug 3, 2022Daniel Bodily
32.Wed Apr 12, 2000Peter Gordon53.1
33.Wed Jul 8, 2015Ryan Milligan52.9
34.Wed Sep 19, 2007Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke52.9
35.Wed Feb 16, 2000Gene Newman52.8
36.Wed Feb 12, 2014Peter A. Collins52.8
37.Wed Jul 1, 2020Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau52.3
38.Wed Jun 8, 2005Richard Chisholm51.8
39.Wed Mar 13, 2013Joe DiPietro51.3
40.Wed Mar 6, 2019Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard51.3
41.Wed Nov 4, 2020Jack Murtagh51.1
42.Wed Apr 6, 2016Timothy Polin51.0
43.Wed Dec 28, 2022Josh Goodman50.9
44.Wed Jun 1, 2022Chase Dittrich50.8
45.Wed Apr 26, 2023Aaron M. Rosenberg50.6
46.Wed Sep 22, 2010Peter A. Collins50.5
47.Wed Jun 11, 2003Nancy Salomon50.4
48.Wed Apr 10, 2019Alan Arbesfeld50.3
49.Wed Feb 26, 2003Greg Staples50.2
50.Wed Apr 8, 2020Sam Buchbinder50.1
51.Wed Feb 25, 2015Michael Shteyman50.1
52.Wed Oct 25, 2023Aimee Lucido50.1
53.Wed Aug 1, 2012Doug Peterson49.8
54.Wed Jun 24, 2020Joe Deeney49.6
55.Wed Sep 3, 2008David J. Kahn49.5
56.Wed Apr 27, 2011William I. Johnston49.5
57.Wed Jan 29, 2025Sophia Maymudes49.5
58.Wed Jul 24, 2019Jake Halperin49.4
59.Wed Jun 2, 2004Nancy Salomon49.4
60.Wed Mar 3, 2021Ann Shan49.4
61.Wed May 22, 2013Kevin Christian49.3
62.Wed Jul 2, 2014Dick Shlakman and Jeff Chen49.2
Wed Feb 5, 2025Kiran Pandey
64.Wed Oct 30, 2024Josh M. Kaufmann49.0
65.Wed Apr 9, 2025Aidan Deshong and Oren Hartstein49.0
66.Wed Mar 14, 2018Jeff Chen48.7
67.Wed Jul 29, 1998Elizabeth C. Gorski48.3
68.Wed Aug 9, 2017Adam G. Perl48.2
69.Wed Aug 16, 1995Judith Perry48.1
70.Wed May 11, 2022Michael Paleos48.0
71.Wed May 26, 2021Will Nediger47.8
72.Wed Jul 3, 2019Evan Mahnken47.6
73.Wed Apr 23, 2008Stephen Edward Anderson47.5
74.Wed Jun 5, 2013Mark Bickham47.4
75.Wed May 17, 1995Ed Early47.3
76.Wed Dec 11, 2019Jake Halperin47.3
77.Wed Sep 2, 2020Margaret Seikel47.2
Wed Apr 18, 2007Jim Page
79.Wed Mar 1, 2000M. Francis Vuolo47.2
80.Wed Aug 23, 2017Joe Kidd47.1
81.Wed Nov 16, 1994Chuck Deodene47.1
82.Wed Jul 17, 1996M. Nosowsky47.0
83.Wed May 14, 2025Rebecca Goldstein and Adam Wagner46.9
84.Wed Nov 4, 2015Ruth Bloomfield Margolin46.9
85.Wed Jul 4, 2018Freddie Cheng46.9
86.Wed Mar 20, 1996G. Newman46.7
87.Wed Apr 11, 2007Bruce Adams46.6
88.Wed Nov 25, 2009Allan E. Parrish46.4
89.Wed Oct 29, 2014Elizabeth C. Gorski46.2
90.Wed Nov 1, 2006Paula Gamache46.2
91.Wed Jan 7, 2004Mike Torch46.1
92.Wed Oct 10, 2018Alex Eaton-Salners46.1
93.Wed Sep 17, 2008Edward Safran46.0
94.Wed Aug 31, 2011Peter A. Collins45.8
95.Wed Apr 1, 2020John Ficarra and Patrick Merrell45.7
Wed Nov 28, 2012Adam G. Perl
97.Wed May 17, 2006Patrick Blindauer45.6
98.Wed Mar 27, 2013David J. Kahn45.5
99.Wed Aug 26, 2020Carl Larson45.5
100.Wed Sep 21, 2011Peter A. Collins45.5
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