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Highest flow Thursday 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:

Mike Buckley David J. Kahn Victor Fleming Bruce Venzke Harvey Estes Stu Ockman Parker Lewis Jeff Chen Randolph Ross Michael Shteyman Timothy Polin
Thu 2/5/2015
TAPASGIRLPAMS
IVANAEBAYERIQ
FORYOUREYESONLY
FWIWKALEUPEND
SHERRIBELLES
STIEGDECODE
ARARATVIAALOU
LONELYTEARDROPS
SISIKOIDEEDEE
WHENCEAPERS
CACAOSANKLES
EDENSSNOWOTIS
LEADEROFTHEPACK
ELSEIDLEELREY
BEERDAYSKESEY
Thu 4/24/1997
STAGEDDELMAR
TREETOPSELVAGE
PERSONALTRAINER
MOTSTEAMYUNO
ROBESEGGONADO
ELIOMNIECLAT
DOCRATSOITS
EMBELLISHER
OXOYALTAETA
SNEERTSARAUG
TARANDIEPADRE
ETCSUAVERMMM
WEIGHTREDUCTION
EASIESTSTOOLIE
DRESSYAPOLLO
Thu 8/30/2007
NEWMANONTHEWAY
EXHUMEPIRANHAS
WHERETHEBOYSARE
SINISTERNEUTER
LIAVEALSRI
NAFTAPTASENDO
IRAISEENOSTEX
SALCHOWELEVATE
ATLENIDDELRAY
NEILSPECDANCE
NIAEERODAH
ARLENEPERMITME
WHONEEDSENEMIES
LIVEALIEONIONS
SNEERSATTURNTO
Thu 8/17/2006
IPSOICICLEOTTO
SLIDNOLOADCROW
OUTOFTHEQUESTION
LSUALANSTAPLE
ASAMIBESTSELLER
TITANSIBAREDS
EGISODETONSW
NOTBYALONGSHOT
NSAMINERAREA
UPCRPMSREDDEN
PROPRIETORYESNO
REMAINGERECID
OVERONESDEADBODY
AUDIERNESTIRON
REYSDRONESDELE
Thu 2/2/2012
PAILSCTVORBED
ARNOALOELEERY
REALKNOWLEDGEIS
MELLESSDELT
ALLHEREBASEHIT
LAPTOASTORE
STINTSTNNSVEN
TOKNOWTHEEXTENT
ONEAIRERAINES
WILEVERSVPS
SOIREESORIENTS
HALLUNIEIAL
OFONESIGNORANCE
WOOERALETITHE
NODESNITSSHOP
RankDateAuthorFlow
1.Thu Feb 5, 2015Mike Buckley135.0
2.Thu Apr 24, 1997David J. Kahn112.6
3.Thu Aug 30, 2007Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke97.3
4.Thu Aug 17, 2006Harvey Estes92.1
5.Thu Feb 2, 2012Stu Ockman88.4
6.Thu Dec 12, 2019Alex Eaton-Salners86.8
7.Thu Aug 18, 2016Parker Lewis and Jeff Chen85.9
8.Thu Jun 7, 2001Randolph Ross80.2
9.Thu Nov 21, 2024Katie Hoody79.2
10.Thu Jan 20, 2011Michael Shteyman77.6
11.Thu Jun 19, 2014Timothy Polin77.3
12.Thu Mar 3, 2005Byron Walden76.0
13.Thu Dec 6, 2001Richard Silvestri73.3
14.Thu Aug 8, 1996D. J. Kahn73.0
15.Thu Mar 5, 2009David J. Kahn72.0
16.Thu Aug 10, 2000Mark Diehl70.9
17.Thu Sep 24, 2015Peter A. Collins70.2
18.Thu May 12, 2005Manny Nosowsky69.1
19.Thu Nov 11, 1999Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon69.0
20.Thu Aug 31, 1995David J. Kahn67.8
21.Thu Aug 23, 2018Kyle Dolan66.7
22.Thu Aug 12, 2004David J. Kahn66.2
23.Thu Apr 9, 2015Jacob Stulberg65.7
24.Thu Sep 28, 1995Matt Gaffney65.2
25.Thu Jun 29, 2017Rich Proulx64.8
26.Thu Mar 29, 2007David J. Kahn64.0
27.Thu Oct 25, 2012Caleb Rasmussen63.0
28.Thu Sep 14, 2006Karen M. Tracey62.5
29.Thu Feb 12, 2004Craig Kasper62.2
30.Thu Dec 16, 2010Charles Deber61.5
31.Thu Apr 10, 1997David J. Kahn61.3
32.Thu Nov 21, 1996M. Ashwood-Smith61.2
33.Thu Apr 11, 1996R. Hamel60.9
34.Thu Dec 26, 2019Trenton Charlson60.7
Thu Mar 9, 2000Myles Callum
36.Thu Jan 31, 2019Peter A. Collins60.6
37.Thu Mar 6, 1997Shannon Burns60.5
38.Thu Mar 16, 1995A.J. Santora59.9
39.Thu Oct 11, 2012Byron Walden59.4
40.Thu Apr 29, 2010David J. W. Simpson57.9
41.Thu Jun 16, 1994Jim Page57.7
42.Thu Apr 11, 2019Brendan Emmett Quigley57.5
43.Thu Mar 12, 1998Fred Piscop57.5
44.Thu Feb 15, 2018Peter Gordon57.2
45.Thu Dec 26, 1996R. H. Burns57.1
46.Thu Sep 5, 2024Joe Deeney56.6
47.Thu May 13, 2021Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class56.4
48.Thu Nov 9, 2017Bruce Haight55.8
49.Thu Oct 8, 2015Stu Ockman55.8
50.Thu Oct 29, 2009Joe Krozel55.7
51.Thu Jan 14, 1999Rand H. Burns55.3
52.Thu Oct 5, 2017Alan Arbesfeld55.0
53.Thu May 4, 2006Rob Richardson54.6
54.Thu Jul 11, 1996David J. Kahn54.4
55.Thu Jun 4, 2015Joe Krozel54.3
56.Thu Sep 25, 1997Mark Diehl54.1
57.Thu Oct 25, 2007Susan Harrington Smith54.1
58.Thu Apr 4, 2013Corey Rubin54.0
59.Thu Aug 26, 1999Nancy S. Ross53.7
60.Thu Feb 4, 2016Jeff Chen53.6
61.Thu Oct 21, 2004Harvey Estes53.5
62.Thu Feb 10, 2011Derek Bowman53.4
63.Thu May 20, 2010Jim Hilger53.2
64.Thu Mar 22, 2001Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes53.2
65.Thu Feb 20, 1997D. J. Kahn52.9
66.Thu Sep 16, 1999Bill Ballard52.8
67.Thu Jun 9, 1994Charles B. Waffell52.8
68.Thu Jun 23, 2016Megan Amram and David Kwong52.3
Thu May 18, 2023Kiran Pandey
70.Thu Jan 28, 2010Raymond C. Young52.2
71.Thu Nov 17, 2005Brendan Emmett Quigley52.1
72.Thu Apr 2, 1998Alex K. Justin51.7
73.Thu Aug 15, 2013Jeff Chen51.1
74.Thu Jun 5, 1997David J. Kahn50.9
75.Thu Mar 14, 2024Jeffrey Martinovic50.8
76.Thu Jan 10, 2019Jeff Slutzky and Derek Bowman50.8
77.Thu Jun 3, 2004Mike Torch50.6
78.Thu Sep 27, 2012Joel Fagliano50.6
79.Thu Mar 29, 2018Claire Muscat and David Steinberg50.6
80.Thu Sep 8, 2022Matthew Stock50.5
81.Thu May 24, 2001William I. Johnston50.4
Thu May 16, 2024Sara Muchnick
83.Thu Nov 22, 2012Joel Fagliano50.3
Thu Dec 19, 2013George Barany and Michael Shteyman
85.Thu Jul 6, 2017Erik Agard50.2
Thu Nov 17, 1994Rich Norris
87.Thu Mar 27, 2008Joe Krozel50.1
88.Thu Mar 28, 2002Manny Nosowsky50.1
89.Thu Nov 23, 1995Dorothy Elliott50.1
90.Thu Feb 11, 2016Zhouqin Burnikel49.9
91.Thu Aug 16, 2012Ethan Cooper49.9
92.Thu Nov 3, 2022Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen49.8
93.Thu Dec 11, 1997Trip Payne49.7
94.Thu May 8, 1997David J. Kahn49.5
95.Thu Aug 8, 2019Timothy Polin49.1
96.Thu Aug 28, 2014Ned White49.0
97.Thu Dec 29, 1994Jim Page48.9
98.Thu Jun 15, 2000Edgar R. Fontaine48.9
99.Thu Aug 28, 2008Sheldon Benardo48.8
100.Thu Oct 6, 2016Timothy Polin48.6
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