Flow values attempt to quantify the intuitive feel for the "flow" of a grid.
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.)
The first 29 grids here have a flow of zero, since some sections are cut off from the rest of the grid.
Top constructors and grids:
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Rank | Date | Author | Flow |
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1. | Sun Jul 13, 2025 | Brandon Koppy | 0.0 |
Sun Jul 6, 2025 | Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry | ||
Wed Jan 1, 2025 | Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen | ||
Sun Dec 1, 2024 | John Lieb | ||
Sun Sep 22, 2024 | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray | ||
Sun Feb 11, 2024 | Peter Koetters | ||
Sun May 29, 2022 | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen | ||
Sun Mar 27, 2022 | August Lee-Kovach | ||
Sun Aug 8, 2021 | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen | ||
Sun Mar 29, 2020 | Ricky Cruz | ||
Thu Jan 3, 2019 | Timothy Polin | ||
Wed Oct 31, 2018 | Bruce Haight | ||
Wed Feb 7, 2018 | Stu Ockman | ||
Thu Sep 28, 2017 | Joe Krozel | ||
Sun Jul 2, 2017 | Patrick Blindauer | ||
Thu Jan 12, 2017 | Joe Krozel | ||
Thu Nov 17, 2016 | Timothy Polin and Joe Krozel | ||
Wed Oct 14, 2015 | Joel Fagliano | ||
Sun Dec 7, 2014 | Jeff Chen | ||
Sun Jan 5, 2014 | Alan DerKazarian | ||
Sun Dec 1, 2013 | Alan DerKazarian | ||
Sun Jun 16, 2013 | Mel Rosen | ||
Sun Jan 13, 2013 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | ||
Sun Oct 21, 2012 | Caleb Rasmussen | ||
Fri Jan 27, 2012 | Joe Krozel | ||
Sun May 29, 2011 | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach | ||
Thu Jul 26, 2007 | Joe Krozel | ||
Sun Feb 29, 2004 | Patrick Merrell | ||
Thu Nov 29, 2001 | Patrick Merrell | ||
30. | Thu Sep 11, 2008 | Caleb Madison | 2.8 |
31. | Mon Jun 4, 2007 | Steve Kahn | 3.9 |
32. | Thu Jul 30, 2020 | Joel Fagliano | 4.1 |
33. | Wed Jul 28, 2004 | Mark Elliot Skolsky | 4.3 |
34. | Sat Jan 3, 2004 | James M. and James C. Jenista | 4.4 |
35. | Thu Dec 4, 2014 | Kacey Walker and David Quarfoot | 4.6 |
36. | Thu May 5, 2022 | Adam Wagner | 4.6 |
37. | Mon Oct 3, 1994 | Stanley Newman | 5.0 |
Wed Mar 18, 1998 | Susan Smith | ||
39. | Tue Apr 1, 2014 | Andrew Reynolds | 5.3 |
40. | Thu Oct 15, 2015 | Kevin G. Der | 5.3 |
41. | Sun Jan 23, 2011 | Chris A. McGlothlin | 5.4 |
42. | Mon Apr 10, 2000 | Ed Early | 5.7 |
43. | Sun Feb 20, 2005 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 6.1 |
44. | Tue May 28, 2002 | Ed Early | 6.1 |
45. | Mon Jun 26, 1995 | Sidney L. Robbins | 6.2 |
46. | Mon Nov 28, 1994 | Jonathan Schmalzbach | 6.5 |
47. | Thu Aug 25, 2011 | Patrick Blindauer & Francis Heaney | 6.6 |
48. | Sun Oct 23, 2022 | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen | 6.7 |
49. | Thu Dec 30, 2010 | Joe Krozel | 6.8 |
50. | Thu Oct 20, 2011 | Patrick Berry | 6.8 |
51. | Thu Jan 15, 2009 | Patrick Blindauer | 6.9 |
52. | Thu Jun 16, 2011 | David Steinberg | 7.0 |
53. | Thu Jul 17, 2003 | Robert H. Wolfe | 7.0 |
Tue Mar 4, 2014 | Bruce Haight and Peter A. Collins | ||
55. | Mon Jul 20, 1998 | Mary E. Brindamour | 7.1 |
56. | Tue May 28, 1996 | J. R. Bender | 7.2 |
57. | Mon Dec 21, 1998 | Fred Piscop | 7.4 |
58. | Thu Feb 14, 2008 | David J. Kahn | 7.4 |
59. | Mon Jun 6, 2011 | Gary Whitehead | 7.4 |
60. | Wed Mar 25, 2015 | Jacob Stulberg | 7.4 |
Tue Feb 1, 2022 | Zhouqin Burnikel | ||
62. | Mon Nov 20, 1995 | Sidney L. Robbins | 7.4 |
63. | Mon Mar 31, 1997 | Janet R. Bender | 7.5 |
64. | Mon Feb 16, 2015 | David J. Kahn | 7.6 |
Thu Oct 31, 2013 | David Kwong | ||
66. | Mon Feb 18, 2002 | Philip Lew | 7.6 |
Tue Sep 9, 2003 | Robert Zimmerman | ||
68. | Tue Dec 3, 1996 | R. Hartman | 7.7 |
Thu Apr 26, 2001 | Robert H. Wolfe | ||
70. | Thu Dec 28, 2006 | Ed Early | 7.7 |
71. | Mon Sep 29, 2025 | Brian Keller | 7.8 |
Thu May 25, 1995 | Harvey Estes | ||
Thu Feb 16, 2012 | Jim Page | ||
74. | Mon Sep 10, 2012 | Andrea Carla Michaels | 7.8 |
75. | Tue Aug 8, 2006 | Ed Early | 7.8 |
76. | Mon Aug 28, 1995 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 7.9 |
77. | Sun Jul 10, 1994 | Alvin Chase | 8.0 |
78. | Sat Feb 14, 2004 | Frank Longo | 8.0 |
79. | Tue Oct 10, 1995 | Janet R. Bender | 8.1 |
80. | Tue Jan 6, 2015 | Joel Fagliano | 8.2 |
81. | Wed Nov 11, 1998 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 8.2 |
82. | Wed Jan 11, 2023 | Victor Barocas | 8.2 |
83. | Fri Apr 8, 2005 | Manny Nosowsky | 8.3 |
Sat Nov 22, 1997 | Matt Gaffney | ||
85. | Wed Dec 10, 2003 | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | 8.3 |
86. | Sun Apr 25, 2004 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 8.4 |
87. | Thu Feb 18, 2016 | Bruce Haight | 8.4 |
Wed May 26, 1999 | Randall J. Hartman | ||
89. | Tue Mar 19, 2002 | Louis Hildebrand | 8.5 |
90. | Tue Feb 14, 2017 | Daniel Larsen | 8.5 |
Wed May 13, 2009 | Nancy Kavanaugh | ||
92. | Wed Jan 20, 1999 | Fred Piscop | 8.5 |
93. | Sun Aug 17, 2003 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 8.5 |
94. | Sat Jul 27, 2002 | Robert H. Wolfe | 8.6 |
95. | Fri May 8, 1998 | Harvey Estes | 8.7 |
Tue Apr 19, 1994 | Bob Sefick | ||
Fri Jul 23, 2004 | David Levinson Wilk | ||
98. | Mon Jun 9, 2014 | Tom McCoy | 8.7 |
Wed Dec 17, 2008 | John Farmer | ||
100. | Wed Jul 18, 2007 | Tibor Derencsenyi | 8.7 |