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:
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Rank | Date | Author | Flow |
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1. | Sun May 17, 2020 | Byron Walden | 93.6 |
2. | Sun Jul 11, 2021 | Ashish Vengsarkar | 90.7 |
3. | Sun May 5, 2002 | Patrick Berry | 87.3 |
4. | Sun Dec 18, 2022 | Ryan McCarty | 82.1 |
5. | Sun Jun 16, 2019 | Joel Fagliano | 82.1 |
6. | Sun Sep 3, 2000 | David J. Kahn | 79.0 |
7. | Sun Feb 21, 2010 | Eric Berlin | 78.0 |
8. | Sun Jun 6, 1999 | David J. Kahn | 76.8 |
9. | Sun Oct 9, 2022 | Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau | 75.9 |
10. | Sun Oct 19, 1997 | David J. Kahn | 75.5 |
11. | Sun Aug 21, 2005 | Byron Walden | 75.0 |
12. | Sun Jun 4, 2000 | Martin Schneider | 74.8 |
13. | Sun Sep 10, 2006 | Joe DiPietro | 74.5 |
14. | Sun Feb 25, 2001 | Greg Staples | 72.0 |
15. | Sun Feb 21, 2021 | Matthew Stock | 70.6 |
16. | Sun Apr 3, 2022 | Byron Walden | 70.3 |
17. | Sun Aug 27, 1995 | Martin Schneider | 70.1 |
18. | Sun Mar 3, 1996 | B. Klahn | 68.4 |
19. | Sun Oct 15, 2017 | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins | 68.3 |
20. | Sun Sep 26, 2004 | Joe DiPietro | 68.1 |
21. | Sun Nov 6, 2016 | Joe DiPietro | 68.0 |
22. | Sun May 6, 2007 | Charles M. Deber | 67.5 |
23. | Sun Nov 7, 2021 | Sid Sivakumar | 66.5 |
24. | Sun Jul 10, 2005 | Con Pederson | 66.1 |
25. | Sun Oct 14, 2012 | Todd Gross | 66.0 |
26. | Sun Feb 13, 2005 | Daniel C. Bryant | 65.5 |
27. | Sun Mar 14, 2004 | Craig Kasper | 65.4 |
28. | Sun May 18, 2008 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | 65.4 |
29. | Sun Sep 9, 2018 | Hal Moore | 65.2 |
30. | Sun Dec 15, 1996 | R. Ross | 65.1 |
31. | Sun Jun 17, 2018 | Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard | 64.8 |
Sun Sep 27, 2015 | Tom McCoy | ||
33. | Sun Aug 6, 1995 | Manny Nosowsky | 64.1 |
34. | Sun Jan 15, 2012 | Finn Vigeland | 63.7 |
35. | Sun Nov 5, 2006 | Derrick Niederman | 63.5 |
36. | Sun Apr 9, 2017 | Byron Walden | 63.5 |
37. | Sun Jun 20, 2004 | Manny Nosowsky | 63.1 |
38. | Sun Sep 29, 2024 | Joe Deeney | 62.9 |
39. | Sun Sep 2, 2001 | Manny Nosowsky | 62.9 |
40. | Sun Nov 26, 2000 | Patrick Berry | 62.8 |
41. | Sun Jun 25, 2023 | John Westwig | 62.8 |
42. | Sun Dec 9, 2001 | Cathy Millhauser | 62.6 |
43. | Sun Nov 4, 2007 | Bob Klahn | 62.5 |
44. | Sun Jan 7, 2001 | Manny Nosowsky | 62.3 |
45. | Sun Sep 10, 2017 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | 62.2 |
46. | Sun Dec 12, 2004 | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon | 62.1 |
47. | Sun Mar 14, 1999 | Martin Schneider | 62.0 |
48. | Sun Oct 17, 1999 | Bob and Sharon Klahn | 61.8 |
49. | Sun May 28, 2023 | Chandi Deitmer and Taylor Johnson | 61.8 |
50. | Sun Aug 25, 2002 | Randolph Ross | 61.3 |
51. | Sun Jan 8, 2017 | Peter Broda and Erik Agard | 61.0 |
52. | Sun Jul 7, 1996 | R. H. Wolfe | 60.9 |
53. | Sun Feb 4, 1996 | D. J. Kahn | 60.9 |
54. | Sun Mar 4, 2018 | Byron Walden | 60.8 |
55. | Sun Apr 13, 1997 | Cathy Millhauser | 60.7 |
Sun Jun 5, 1994 | Dean Niles | ||
57. | Sun Nov 25, 2018 | Joon Pahk | 60.4 |
58. | Sun Jun 14, 2015 | Randolph Ross | 60.3 |
59. | Sun Feb 6, 2022 | Stephen McCarthy | 60.1 |
60. | Sun Jul 29, 2007 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | 59.8 |
61. | Sun Jul 3, 1994 | A.J. Santora | 59.8 |
62. | Sun Oct 28, 2018 | Erik Agard | 59.7 |
63. | Sun May 18, 1997 | Frances Hansen | 59.6 |
64. | Sun Jun 11, 2023 | Sam Ezersky | 59.4 |
65. | Sun Jul 13, 1997 | Fred Piscop | 59.3 |
66. | Sun Mar 28, 2010 | Ed Sessa | 59.3 |
67. | Sun Oct 14, 2018 | Ross Trudeau | 59.1 |
68. | Sun Dec 29, 1996 | B. White | 58.9 |
69. | Sun Nov 28, 2010 | Jeremy Newton | 58.8 |
70. | Sun Dec 6, 2009 | Patrick Berry | 58.6 |
71. | Sun Aug 16, 2009 | Randolph Ross | 58.6 |
72. | Sun Dec 1, 1996 | D. J. Kahn | 58.6 |
73. | Sun Jun 29, 2014 | Byron Walden | 58.5 |
74. | Sun Nov 15, 2020 | Caitlin Reid | 58.5 |
75. | Sun Jun 4, 2006 | Patrick Blindauer | 58.4 |
76. | Sun Nov 21, 1999 | Patrick D. Berry | 58.3 |
77. | Sun Aug 10, 2008 | Will Nediger | 58.2 |
78. | Sun Mar 8, 2020 | Laura Taylor Kinnel | 58.2 |
79. | Sun Sep 25, 2016 | Jim Holland and Jeff Chen | 58.0 |
80. | Sun Mar 20, 2022 | Brad Wiegmann | 57.9 |
81. | Sun May 22, 1994 | Randolph Ross | 57.8 |
82. | Sun Apr 4, 1999 | Richard Silvestri | 57.7 |
Sun Jan 6, 2008 | Lynn Lempel | ||
84. | Sun Jul 13, 2008 | Matt Ginsberg | 57.7 |
85. | Sun Apr 22, 2001 | Patrick Berry | 57.3 |
86. | Sun Apr 11, 2004 | Patrick Merrell | 57.1 |
87. | Sun Mar 31, 2024 | Spencer Leach | 57.0 |
88. | Sun May 2, 2021 | Dan Schoenholz | 56.8 |
89. | Sun Oct 15, 2006 | Norma Johnson & Nancy Salomon | 56.5 |
90. | Sun Oct 3, 2010 | Daniel A. Finan | 56.5 |
91. | Sun May 26, 2024 | John Kugelman | 56.4 |
92. | Sun Feb 28, 2010 | Yaakov Bendavid | 56.4 |
93. | Sun Feb 2, 2020 | Brian Herrick and Christopher Adams | 56.4 |
94. | Sun May 16, 2004 | Patrick Berry | 56.3 |
95. | Sun Jul 28, 2019 | Christopher Adams | 56.3 |
96. | Sun Mar 30, 2014 | Peter A. Collins | 56.3 |
97. | Sun Nov 1, 2009 | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller | 56.1 |
98. | Sun Jan 21, 1996 | R. Wolfe | 56.0 |
99. | Sun Mar 13, 2016 | Tom McCoy | 55.9 |
100. | Sun Jun 20, 2010 | Todd Gross and Ashish Vengsarkar | 55.7 |