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Highest flow Friday 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 David Levinson Wilk Paula Gamache Manny Nosowsky Patrick Merrell Daniel Grinberg Harvey Estes Chuck Deodene Scott Atkinson Karen Steinberg Randall J. Hartman
Fri 5/24/2013
ASBIGHSTTOPUP
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HASANINTERESTIN
IRTELKSOSROD
PROCRASTINATING
NEAOZSHEF
GASOLINESTATION
MATEKETARERA
CARELESSABANDON
ATEHITDEF
RANACLOSESECOND
ENGTORMASROO
TOLERANCELEVELS
ALEXIARNROSIE
PERECTOTTATER
Fri 10/30/2009
FRANCFINGOTTA
TORAHINAOTHER
ONEMOMENTINTIME
RDACALINERPS
DOODOODOODOODOO
FILCENVIG
THESAHARADESERT
OOXTEPLERNON
DUPLEXAPARTMENT
EEKCANHER
STRAITISTHEGATE
OATSATHALTOI
SWIMSUITEDITION
ANSAEEDMNOONE
DYERSSSSERNES
Fri 7/29/2011
CLEOLIMBSNTSB
AUDIONRYEOREO
TAILGATEPARTIES
SUBSIDEONEACRE
LEGRAPMLK
ASEADEBUTOONA
TOULOUSELAUTREC
LENARTARMTRA
AUDITORSREPORTS
WRENCARDSPEST
REFTIEBEA
COWRITEMOUNTER
CHERRYCHAPSTICK
CHAOPAINTONTO
LIRROPEDSEGOS
Fri 7/2/2010
HALLAMEBATMAN
AMOIPEARLSINO
HAWAIIANISLANDS
ATHIRSTDOORDIE
ASKTAGDIY
ISNOSHIEDNOAH
MIGNONETTESAUCE
ARIYEROLERNA
GENTLEMANFARMER
EDGEROBOTEADS
FARMEWINN
MORTISEHAVANAS
SPUROFTHEMOMENT
ERIEPEARYERNE
CYTEDRIESDSOS
Fri 11/28/2008
OCHOSTHCIDOL
UNROBEHURMORE
SHIVERMETIMBERS
MEMVCRTAUS
CREATIVELICENSE
PSECSECYTAM
IRENENIAGOA
THECOSTOFLIVING
TOVTAIATIVE
OPESARICASE
PENTATONICSCALE
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STINGOPERATIONS
RIOTNEAIMGONE
ANNOSAMMINTY
RankDateAuthorFlow
1.Fri May 24, 2013Joe Krozel219.2
Fri Oct 30, 2009David Levinson Wilk
3.Fri Jul 29, 2011Paula Gamache163.6
Fri Jul 2, 2010Paula Gamache
5.Fri Nov 28, 2008Joe Krozel163.6
6.Fri Mar 15, 2013Joe Krozel162.0
7.Fri Mar 24, 2006Manny Nosowsky158.7
8.Fri Jul 27, 2012Joe Krozel153.7
9.Fri Dec 2, 2005Patrick Merrell140.6
10.Fri Feb 3, 2012Joel Kaplow138.6
11.Fri Mar 15, 2024Daniel Grinberg138.2
12.Fri Mar 7, 2003Harvey Estes137.9
13.Fri Sep 26, 1997Chuck Deodene136.7
14.Fri Jan 14, 2005Manny Nosowsky136.3
Fri Feb 18, 2000Manny Nosowsky
16.Fri Mar 2, 2012Scott Atkinson136.2
17.Fri Jan 4, 2008Raymond C. Young135.9
18.Fri Apr 4, 2025Karen Steinberg134.6
19.Fri Dec 8, 2006Harvey Estes134.4
20.Fri Mar 22, 2002Randall J. Hartman133.9
21.Fri Nov 5, 2004Manny Nosowsky133.6
Fri Sep 6, 2002Manny Nosowsky
Fri Dec 12, 1997Manny Nosowsky
24.Fri Jan 8, 2010Patrick Berry133.3
25.Fri Dec 21, 2001William I. Johnston133.2
26.Fri Dec 18, 2020Damon Gulczynski132.7
27.Fri Aug 6, 2021Seth A. Abel131.5
28.Fri Nov 3, 2006Manny Nosowsky131.4
Fri Jun 27, 2003Manny Nosowsky
30.Fri Nov 8, 2002Manny Nosowsky130.9
31.Fri Sep 30, 2022David Karp130.9
32.Fri Apr 24, 2015Joe Krozel130.6
Fri Feb 5, 2010Joe Krozel
Fri Sep 4, 2009Joe Krozel
35.Fri Oct 14, 2005Michael Shteyman130.0
36.Fri Mar 23, 2007Manny Nosowsky128.8
37.Fri May 4, 2007Manny Nosowsky127.2
38.Fri Mar 20, 2009David Levinson Wilk127.1
39.Fri Jun 9, 2006Manny Nosowsky126.9
40.Fri Feb 10, 1995Raymond Hamel126.7
41.Fri Jan 2, 1998Alex K. Justin126.4
42.Fri May 28, 2010Joe Krozel126.1
43.Fri May 26, 1995Randolph Ross122.6
44.Fri Mar 14, 2014Alan Olschwang122.5
45.Fri Jul 23, 2010John Farmer121.6
46.Fri Nov 30, 2012Gary Cee120.4
47.Fri Oct 16, 2015Joe Krozel120.3
48.Fri Jun 25, 2004Manny Nosowsky120.0
49.Fri Jun 5, 2009Martin Ashwood-Smith119.0
50.Fri Jun 7, 2013Ed Sessa117.1
51.Fri Feb 16, 2007Charles Barasch117.0
52.Fri Jun 4, 2010Martin Ashwood-Smith115.3
53.Fri Jan 22, 2016Paula Gamache115.3
54.Fri Dec 8, 2023Robert Logan112.3
55.Fri Feb 5, 2016Mary Lou Guizzo109.0
Fri Apr 17, 2015Mary Lou Guizzo
Fri Oct 11, 2013Peter A. Collins
58.Fri Oct 15, 2004Eric Berlin107.9
59.Fri May 9, 2003Manny Nosowsky107.1
Fri Dec 20, 2002Manny Nosowsky
Fri Dec 28, 2001Manny Nosowsky
62.Fri Feb 11, 2005Manny Nosowsky105.8
Fri Jan 7, 2000Manny Nosowsky
64.Fri Mar 1, 2024Julian Xiao105.0
65.Fri Jul 14, 2023Jonathan Kaufman104.8
66.Fri Oct 27, 1995Mark Diehl103.5
67.Fri Jun 10, 2022Blake Slonecker103.1
68.Fri Mar 21, 2003Myles Callum102.5
69.Fri Jul 18, 2003Sherry O. Blackard101.1
70.Fri Jun 6, 2008Ashish Vengsarkar100.4
71.Fri Jan 4, 2013David J. Kahn99.5
72.Fri Mar 30, 2018Sam Trabucco98.4
73.Fri Jul 17, 2020Rich Proulx97.4
74.Fri Jun 18, 2010Karen M. Tracey97.3
Fri Aug 3, 2007Charles Barasch
76.Fri Jan 21, 2005Frank Longo97.1
77.Fri Jul 2, 2021Brooke Husic and Ada Nicolle96.5
78.Fri Jul 30, 2010Kevin G. Der96.4
79.Fri Jul 28, 2006Sherry O. Blackard96.0
80.Fri Jul 9, 2010Patrick Berry95.7
81.Fri Dec 29, 2006Seth A. Abel95.1
82.Fri Jul 2, 1999Randolph Ross94.7
83.Fri Mar 5, 2010Louis Hildebrand94.5
84.Fri Apr 21, 2006Manny Nosowsky93.7
85.Fri Feb 14, 2014Bruce Haight93.6
86.Fri Sep 22, 2000Manny Nosowsky92.4
87.Fri Oct 8, 2010Brendan Emmett Quigley92.2
88.Fri Nov 18, 2005Manny Nosowsky92.0
89.Fri Mar 8, 1996R. Ross91.3
90.Fri Nov 14, 2014Joe Krozel91.1
91.Fri Nov 21, 2008Patrick Berry90.1
92.Fri Feb 10, 2006Harvey Estes89.4
93.Fri Oct 25, 2024Alex Murphy89.4
Fri May 24, 2024Carolyn Davies Lynch
Fri Jul 17, 2015Paolo Pasco
Fri Mar 20, 2015Roland Huget
Fri Jun 20, 1997Manny Nosowsky
98.Fri Jan 4, 2002David J. Kahn87.7
99.Fri May 24, 1996M. Ashwood-Smith87.2
100.Fri Jul 8, 1994Manny Nosowsky87.0
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