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Modern Era Low Flow Wednesday crosswords
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 4 grids here have a flow of zero, since some sections are cut off from the rest of the grid.
Top constructors and grids:
Wed 1/1/2025
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POW Wed 10/31/2018
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Wed 2/7/2018
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Wed 10/14/2015
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Wed 7/28/2004
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Rank | Date | Author | Flow |
1. | Wed Jan 1, 2025 | Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen | 0.0 |
| Wed Oct 31, 2018 | Bruce Haight | |
| Wed Feb 7, 2018 | Stu Ockman | |
| Wed Oct 14, 2015 | Joel Fagliano | |
5. | Wed Jul 28, 2004 | Mark Elliot Skolsky | 4.3 |
6. | Wed Mar 18, 1998 | Susan Smith | 5.0 |
7. | Wed Mar 25, 2015 | Jacob Stulberg | 7.4 |
8. | Wed Nov 11, 1998 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 8.2 |
9. | Wed Jan 11, 2023 | Victor Barocas | 8.2 |
10. | Wed Dec 10, 2003 | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | 8.3 |
11. | Wed May 26, 1999 | Randall J. Hartman | 8.5 |
12. | Wed May 13, 2009 | Nancy Kavanaugh | 8.5 |
| Wed Jan 20, 1999 | Fred Piscop | |
14. | Wed Dec 17, 2008 | John Farmer | 8.7 |
15. | Wed Jul 18, 2007 | Tibor Derencsenyi | 8.7 |
16. | Wed Jun 29, 1994 | Glenton Petgrave | 8.7 |
17. | Wed Mar 5, 2008 | Steven Ginzburg | 9.0 |
18. | Wed Nov 5, 2003 | Nancy Kavanaugh | 9.1 |
19. | Wed Jul 25, 2007 | Ed Early | 9.3 |
20. | Wed Mar 16, 2011 | Alan Arbesfeld | 9.3 |
21. | Wed Jul 5, 2000 | Alan Arbesfeld | 9.4 |
22. | Wed Oct 31, 2007 | Ken Stern | 9.6 |
23. | Wed Jun 24, 2009 | Corey Rubin | 9.6 |
24. | Wed Sep 8, 2004 | Steve Jones | 9.7 |
25. | Wed Mar 11, 2020 | Erik Agard | 9.7 |
26. | Wed Feb 22, 2006 | Nancy Salomon | 9.8 |
27. | Wed Jun 22, 2011 | Tim Croce | 9.9 |
28. | Wed Mar 1, 2006 | Richard Silvestri | 9.9 |
29. | Wed Jun 10, 2015 | Tracy Gray | 10.0 |
30. | Wed Feb 24, 2010 | Kenneth J. Berniker | 10.1 |
31. | Wed Nov 12, 1997 | Randall J. Hartman | 10.2 |
32. | Wed Jun 17, 2009 | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel | 10.3 |
33. | Wed Nov 2, 1994 | Harvey Estes | 10.3 |
| Wed Oct 11, 2006 | Jack McInturff | |
35. | Wed May 11, 2011 | Jonah Kagan | 10.4 |
36. | Wed Oct 18, 2023 | Joseph Gangi | 10.5 |
37. | Wed Aug 10, 2005 | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette | 10.5 |
38. | Wed Aug 23, 2000 | William A. Ballard | 10.5 |
| Wed Dec 21, 1994 | Alfio Micci | |
40. | Wed Jul 5, 1995 | Norman S. Wizer | 10.6 |
41. | Wed May 5, 2010 | Dan Schoenholz | 10.6 |
42. | Wed Mar 26, 2003 | Randall J. Hartman | 10.7 |
43. | Wed Jul 16, 1997 | Jonathan Schmalzbach | 10.7 |
44. | Wed Dec 4, 2002 | Richard Hughes | 10.7 |
| Wed Nov 27, 2024 | Jill Singer | |
| Wed Dec 26, 2012 | Dan Schoenholz | |
47. | Wed Aug 16, 2000 | David Levinson Wilk | 11.0 |
48. | Wed Nov 20, 2024 | Robert S. Gard | 11.0 |
49. | Wed May 15, 2024 | MaryEllen Uthlaut | 11.1 |
50. | Wed Apr 2, 2025 | Daniel Bodily | 11.2 |
51. | Wed Sep 16, 1998 | Richard Silvestri | 11.2 |
52. | Wed Jan 5, 1994 | Chet Currier | 11.3 |
53. | Wed Feb 20, 2002 | Marjorie Richter | 11.3 |
54. | Wed Mar 3, 1999 | Rich Norris | 11.3 |
55. | Wed Oct 27, 2004 | Nathaniel Weiss | 11.4 |
| Wed Mar 6, 2002 | Richard Silvestri | |
57. | Wed Sep 4, 2024 | Kareem Ayas | 11.4 |
58. | Wed Jan 24, 2024 | John-Clark Levin | 11.6 |
59. | Wed Sep 26, 2001 | Stephen Budiansky | 11.7 |
| Wed Nov 27, 1996 | R. Hughes | |
61. | Wed Dec 8, 1999 | Fred Piscop | 11.7 |
| Wed Apr 14, 2004 | Randolph Ross | |
63. | Wed Feb 13, 2002 | Steven Picus | 11.8 |
64. | Wed Apr 24, 2019 | Evan Mahnken | 11.8 |
65. | Wed Jan 3, 2001 | Fred Piscop | 11.9 |
66. | Wed Sep 6, 2006 | Manny Nosowsky | 12.0 |
67. | Wed Nov 2, 2005 | Randall J. Hartman | 12.1 |
68. | Wed Jun 9, 2010 | Gary Whitehead | 12.1 |
| Wed Jul 20, 2011 | Peter A. Collins | |
70. | Wed Jul 9, 2003 | Patrick Merrell | 12.2 |
71. | Wed Jul 26, 2023 | Mary Crane | 12.2 |
72. | Wed Feb 21, 2001 | Karen Hodge | 12.3 |
73. | Wed Jan 26, 1994 | Kenneth Haxton | 12.3 |
74. | Wed Mar 27, 2019 | Michael Hawkins | 12.3 |
75. | Wed Jan 31, 2001 | Jon Delfin | 12.3 |
76. | Wed Nov 5, 2014 | Gareth Bain | 12.3 |
77. | Wed Apr 5, 2006 | Patrick Merrell | 12.4 |
78. | Wed Jan 26, 2005 | Stanley Newman | 12.4 |
79. | Wed Feb 28, 1996 | F. A. Longo | 12.5 |
80. | Wed Mar 14, 2012 | Dave Sarpola | 12.6 |
81. | Wed Oct 29, 1997 | Kelly Clark | 12.6 |
82. | Wed Feb 3, 2021 | Yacob Yonas | 12.7 |
83. | Wed Oct 24, 2018 | Michael Paleos | 12.8 |
84. | Wed Apr 21, 1999 | Mary E. Brindamour | 12.8 |
85. | Wed Aug 23, 2006 | Kevan Choset | 12.8 |
| Wed Jan 1, 2003 | Ed Early | |
87. | Wed May 27, 2009 | Corey Rubin | 12.9 |
88. | Wed Mar 13, 1996 | W. R. Williams | 12.9 |
89. | Wed Aug 26, 1998 | A. J. Santora | 12.9 |
90. | Wed Jan 21, 2004 | Barry Silk | 13.0 |
| Wed May 1, 2002 | Steve Jones | |
92. | Wed Aug 28, 2024 | Jesse Goldberg | 13.0 |
93. | Wed Jul 23, 2008 | Henry Quillen | 13.1 |
| Wed Jun 20, 2007 | Bonnie L. Gentry and Victor Fleming | |
| Wed Aug 7, 2024 | Meghan Morris | |
96. | Wed Mar 4, 2020 | Tracy Gray | 13.2 |
97. | Wed Sep 27, 2023 | Scott Koenig | 13.3 |
98. | Wed Apr 4, 2001 | Alan Arbesfeld | 13.4 |
99. | Wed Oct 30, 2019 | David Steinberg | 13.5 |
100. | Wed Nov 4, 2009 | Ricky Ini Liu | 13.5 |