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Highest flow Tuesday 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:

Joel Fagliano Michael Hawkins Andrew Zhou Eileen Lexau Dan Schoenholz Victor Barocas Kevan Choset Judith Perry Barbara Lin Ross Trudeau Byron Walden
Tue 12/6/1994
WITSHATSPHILS
OTHOASHERENEE
LEROUGEETLENOIR
FRETSAUTOLAB
EYEDNEEDED
IMFSOFTBOXCAR
SEAMPROADUANE
LACAGEAUXFOLLES
ALENEUCLATIME
MYSELFHERDFOE
OTTAWAREDO
OAFSIBSARRAY
THELITTLEPRINCE
TEVISHEELPITA
SMELTESPYSASH
Tue 5/24/1994
STROPSPASMASH
CIANOAIDLIMPY
OTTERLEDAXIOM
WHOLEWATERMELON
LENOAZANADENS
IONADING
SPENCERADORNED
CULPAREUSE
INSOLESASSENTS
RANTSTEN
OINKCASTESAPS
CHICKENTARRAGON
TOTHEDORALINE
APRONEATVANCE
DEEPSETEEDGER
Tue 6/25/2013
GOPROBARSKICAP
INFEROREPELOSI
FACEBOOKSTALKING
LIDCARNEG
BESTDOCUMENTARY
CADIZGRERAMP
OMENTRIPITZHAK
IBNTHEMAMBORUN
TIPTOEEROSIAGO
RARAWTOINSET
IMAGINARYNUMBER
TOISRIAFR
WORDSWITHFRIENDS
ARIOSEEARNEARS
SEEGERRHOEDGER
Tue 3/2/2004
OLAVERASACHED
JAPEXOUTBOOTY
ACESCOTYDURAN
YERTLETHETURTLE
SDSESSOALSO
OATSRONENDS
DINGSSEGAHOI
DRSEUSSOOBLECK
AMAPLOTSTASH
YAPSAUGBURR
ELANEWERSAT
SPRINGFIELDMASS
HOSEDASIAYWCA
AROSEZESTTHOR
GENTSELSEHOTS
POW Tue 7/18/2017
CHALLAHLEFTS
SATIATEBETRUE
INVESTSTRICORN
STAIRCASEWIT
ITSTOBYTNN
ECOMACYFEE
ALEBANKSORDID
ESCALATORCLAUSE
REUNESPORKPEW
BTWREMYDOE
GEEDORAMAN
ONTHEUPANDUP
SARALEECOSPLAY
STALLSEVILEYE
ASYLASECEDES
RankDateAuthorFlow
1.Tue Dec 6, 1994Wayne Robert Williams110.1
2.Tue May 24, 1994Arthur S. Ash92.4
3.Tue Jun 25, 2013Joel Fagliano82.7
4.Tue Mar 2, 2004Charles Barasch75.2
5.Tue Jul 18, 2017Michael Hawkins67.0
6.Tue Jan 20, 2009Tim Wescott67.0
7.Tue Jun 28, 2022Scott Graham63.1
8.Tue Jul 9, 2002Robert Malinow61.7
9.Tue Nov 22, 2016Andrew Zhou61.4
10.Tue Sep 27, 1994Eileen Lexau60.9
11.Tue Oct 18, 2022Dan Schoenholz60.7
12.Tue Feb 6, 2024Victor Barocas60.6
13.Tue Sep 27, 2005Kevan Choset60.3
14.Tue Nov 15, 1994Judith Perry58.0
15.Tue Oct 22, 2024Barbara Lin56.7
16.Tue Mar 17, 2020Ross Trudeau56.6
17.Tue Dec 1, 2020Byron Walden56.5
18.Tue Feb 5, 2019Erik Agard56.2
19.Tue Feb 20, 2018Joel Fagliano55.8
20.Tue Jan 14, 2025Lance Enfinger55.6
21.Tue Jan 19, 2016Byron Walden55.3
22.Tue Jul 13, 2021Bruce Haight54.5
23.Tue Jul 20, 2021Sam Buchbinder54.4
24.Tue Sep 22, 2015Victor Barocas and Tom Pepper54.3
25.Tue Mar 20, 2018Andrew Zhou54.1
26.Tue Jun 8, 2021Christopher Adams53.9
27.Tue Apr 8, 2025Barbara Lin53.7
28.Tue Nov 8, 2011Scott Atkinson52.4
29.Tue Oct 9, 2018Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class52.4
30.Tue Dec 18, 2018Ross Trudeau52.2
31.Tue Sep 11, 2012Kenneth Leeser52.1
32.Tue Jul 19, 2022Andy Kravis51.7
33.Tue Nov 22, 2005Nancy Salomon51.5
34.Tue Apr 17, 2018Wren Schultz51.0
Tue Apr 1, 2025Sande Milton
36.Tue Dec 24, 2002Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes50.9
37.Tue Sep 4, 2007Manny Nosowsky50.8
38.Tue May 10, 1994David Ellis Dickerson50.6
39.Tue Aug 17, 2010Michael Sharp50.5
40.Tue Dec 20, 2016Timothy Polin49.8
Tue Dec 7, 2010Andrea Carla Michaels and Kent Clayton
42.Tue May 2, 2000Manny Nosowsky49.7
43.Tue Mar 18, 1997John R. Conrad49.1
44.Tue Jan 6, 2004Kent Lorentzen48.7
45.Tue Aug 26, 2008Nancy Salomon48.6
46.Tue Feb 25, 2014Matthew E. Paronto and Jeff Chen48.4
47.Tue Jul 10, 2018Alex Eaton-Salners48.3
48.Tue Jul 27, 2021Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson48.3
49.Tue Apr 12, 2005Nancy Salomon48.3
50.Tue Apr 19, 2005Lisa Bunker48.2
51.Tue Jan 12, 2016Zhouqin Burnikel48.1
52.Tue Jan 27, 2009Jim Hyres48.0
53.Tue Jul 4, 2023Barbara Lin47.8
54.Tue Mar 14, 1995Bob Klahn47.4
55.Tue Feb 8, 1994Peter Gordon47.3
56.Tue Aug 29, 2006David Pringle47.2
57.Tue Oct 13, 2020Amanda Rafkin47.1
58.Tue May 5, 2009Trip Payne47.1
59.Tue Sep 5, 2017Michelle Kenney and Jeff Chen47.0
60.Tue Jun 10, 2025Zachary David Levy46.9
61.Tue Aug 10, 1999Brendan Emmett Quigley46.7
62.Tue Jun 3, 2008Pete Muller46.7
63.Tue Dec 10, 2019Eric Berlin46.4
64.Tue Oct 5, 2010Paula Gamache46.3
65.Tue Jul 16, 2019Ross Trudeau46.1
66.Tue Mar 18, 2025Larry Snyder and Jonathan Kaufman46.0
67.Tue Mar 31, 2015Gary Cee45.8
68.Tue Jan 21, 1997T. W. Schier45.6
69.Tue Aug 28, 2007Linda Schechet Tucker45.6
70.Tue Jun 23, 2009Caleb Madison45.5
71.Tue Mar 14, 2023Peter Gordon45.4
Tue Sep 24, 1996S. Spadaccini
73.Tue Apr 16, 2024Adam Vincent45.4
74.Tue Feb 12, 2002Manny Nosowsky45.4
75.Tue Jul 10, 2007Pete Muller45.3
76.Tue Nov 29, 2016Jacob Stulberg45.2
77.Tue Apr 18, 2000Myles Callum45.2
78.Tue May 14, 2019Damon Gulczynski45.2
79.Tue Jul 11, 2017Zhouqin Burnikel45.1
80.Tue Sep 22, 2020Jeremy Newton45.1
81.Tue Apr 11, 2017Zachary Spitz and Diane Roseman44.9
82.Tue Mar 20, 2012Will Nediger44.9
83.Tue Aug 24, 2010Caleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class44.8
84.Tue Mar 28, 2006Jim Hyres44.8
85.Tue May 15, 2018Garry Trudeau and Ross Trudeau44.5
86.Tue Nov 11, 1997Brendan Emmett Quigley44.4
87.Tue Jun 28, 2011Tom Baring44.2
88.Tue Oct 16, 2012Bill Thompson44.2
89.Tue Jun 4, 2019Jake Halperin44.0
90.Tue Jan 10, 1995Christopher Page43.9
91.Tue Aug 18, 2009Tony Orbach43.9
92.Tue Jun 19, 2018Peter Gordon43.8
93.Tue Nov 1, 2016Ruth Bloomfield Margolin43.7
94.Tue Oct 6, 2015Zhouqin Burnikel43.7
95.Tue Dec 20, 2022Peter Koetters43.7
96.Tue Jun 7, 2016Peter A. Collins43.6
97.Tue Sep 26, 1995Bob Klahn & Raymond Hamel43.5
98.Tue Jul 8, 2025Jesse Guzman43.3
99.Tue Sep 9, 2025Marshal Herrmann43.2
100.Tue Jul 31, 2012Michael Sharp43.2
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