Freshness Factor Hall of Fame

These puzzles have the highest Freshness Factor. It's a rough estimate of how unusual the answer words in a particular puzzle are. Click any date to see the puzzle, and then click the Freshness link to see the analysis.

RankDateFreshnessPercentileAuthor
1Saturday, December 15, 200195.9100.0Frank A. Longo
2Friday, January 21, 200595.2100.0Frank Longo
3Saturday, July 15, 200693.199.9Patrick Berry
4Saturday, December 22, 200792.899.9Harvey Estes
5Saturday, May 07, 200592.599.9Patrick Berry
6Friday, October 24, 199792.399.9Frank Longo
7Friday, October 17, 200892.299.9Patrick Berry
8Friday, January 04, 200891.499.9Raymond C. Young
9Saturday, July 18, 200990.799.8Joe Krozel
10Saturday, January 20, 200790.699.8Harvey Estes
11Saturday, January 01, 200590.499.8Raymond C. Young
12Saturday, January 02, 201090.199.8Robert H. Wolfe
13Saturday, September 20, 200889.699.8Joe Krozel
14Saturday, December 01, 200789.499.8Robert H. Wolfe
15Saturday, October 31, 200989.099.7Robert H. Wolfe
16Saturday, January 21, 200688.999.7Brendan Emmett Quigley
17Friday, August 22, 199788.899.7Frank Longo
18Saturday, December 09, 200688.799.7Robert H. Wolfe
19Saturday, August 07, 200488.499.7Patrick Berry
20Saturday, July 28, 200788.299.7Manny Nosowsky
21Friday, March 11, 200587.699.6Manny Nosowsky
22Friday, January 10, 200387.599.6Manny Nosowsky
23Saturday, March 01, 200887.199.6Brendan Emmett Quigley
 Friday, September 10, 200487.199.6Brendan Emmett Quigley
25Friday, September 22, 200686.899.6Sherry O. Blackard
26Saturday, March 22, 200886.899.6Byron Walden
27Saturday, June 18, 200586.699.5Sherry O. Blackard
28Saturday, April 14, 200786.499.5Sherry O. Blackard
29Saturday, November 26, 200586.299.5Rich Norris
30Friday, July 28, 200686.199.5Sherry O. Blackard
31Saturday, October 20, 200186.199.5Patrick Berry
32Saturday, November 13, 200486.099.5Frank Longo
33Friday, January 27, 200685.899.4Sherry O. Blackard
34Friday, January 16, 200485.799.4Manny Nosowsky
35Saturday, December 22, 200185.699.4Trip Payne
36Saturday, October 15, 200585.499.4Paula Gamache
37Saturday, October 08, 200585.399.4Byron Walden
38Friday, June 04, 200485.199.4Sherry O. Blackard
39Friday, August 22, 200884.799.3Kevin G. Der
40Saturday, November 09, 199684.699.3F. Longo
41Saturday, October 21, 200684.599.3David Quarfoot
42Saturday, March 17, 200784.599.3John Farmer
43Friday, March 02, 200184.499.3Manny Nosowsky
 Friday, December 09, 200584.499.3Sherry O. Blackard
45Saturday, May 30, 200984.299.2Matt Ginsberg
46Friday, November 22, 200284.299.2Sherry O. Blackard
47Friday, May 02, 200884.199.2Barry C. Silk
 Saturday, November 11, 200684.199.2Brendan Emmett Quigley
49Saturday, September 04, 200484.199.2Patrick Berry
 Friday, January 15, 201084.199.2Joe DiPietro
51Saturday, July 10, 200484.199.1Bob Peoples
52Friday, August 22, 200384.099.1Sherry O. Blackard
53Friday, June 07, 200284.099.1Manny Nosowsky
54Saturday, March 08, 200383.999.1Patrick Berry
55Friday, February 08, 200283.899.1Manny Nosowsky
56Saturday, January 23, 199983.799.1Frank Longo
57Friday, February 16, 199683.399.0M. Nosowsky
58Saturday, October 29, 199483.399.0Frank A. Longo
59Friday, July 01, 200583.299.0Brendan Emmett Quigley
60Saturday, September 14, 200283.199.0Bruce L. Bliven
61Saturday, August 24, 200283.099.0Chuck Menning
62Saturday, November 01, 200383.099.0Bob Peoples
63Saturday, June 18, 199482.798.9Randolph Ross
64Friday, May 16, 199782.798.9Brendan Emmett Quigley
 Friday, July 24, 199882.798.9Manny Nosowsky
66Saturday, January 10, 200482.798.9Brendan Emmett Quigley
67Saturday, April 11, 200982.698.9Karen M. Tracey
 Saturday, April 28, 200782.698.9Sherry O. Blackard
69Saturday, February 06, 201082.698.8Frederick J. Healy
70Saturday, October 09, 199982.698.8Manny Nosowsky
71Friday, November 03, 200682.598.8Manny Nosowsky
72Friday, November 19, 199982.598.8Manny Nosowsky
73Friday, November 29, 200282.298.8Patrick Berry
74Saturday, January 29, 200582.298.8Patrick Berry
75Saturday, March 27, 200482.198.7Sherry O. Blackard
76Saturday, June 29, 199682.198.7F. Longo
77Saturday, January 06, 200782.098.7Robert H. Wolfe
78Saturday, January 13, 200782.098.7Patrick Berry
79Friday, April 11, 200881.998.7Manny Nosowsky
 Friday, February 05, 201081.998.7Joe Krozel
81Friday, May 16, 200881.998.6Kevin G. Der
82Saturday, February 15, 199781.898.6J. Clonick
83Saturday, June 03, 200681.898.6Brendan Emmett Quigley
84Saturday, September 06, 200881.898.6Barry C. Silk
 Saturday, March 19, 200581.798.6Jim Hyres
 Saturday, June 09, 200781.798.6Karen M. Tracey
87Friday, May 30, 199781.698.5Manny Nosowsky
88Saturday, February 16, 200881.698.5Tony Orbach
89Friday, June 11, 199981.598.5Jim Page
90Friday, July 25, 200881.598.5John Farmer
91Friday, July 11, 200881.398.5Barry C. Silk
92Friday, December 18, 200981.198.5Brendan Emmett Quigley
93Friday, February 15, 200881.198.4Patrick Berry
 Saturday, July 12, 200381.198.4Manny Nosowsky
95Saturday, June 15, 199681.098.4R. Ross
96Saturday, March 05, 200581.098.4Bob Peoples
97Saturday, May 18, 200281.098.4Trip Payne
98Saturday, April 12, 200880.998.4Byron Walden
 Friday, July 19, 200280.998.3Elizabeth C. Gorski
 Sunday, July 11, 200480.998.3Randolph Ross