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Modern Era Low Flow crosswords
Flow values attempt to quantify the intuitive feel for the "flow" of a grid (details.)
Flow values for Modern Era crosswords range from 0.0 (puzzle has disconnected regions) to 219.2
with a median value of 31.9.
The first 30 grids here have a flow of zero, since some sections are cut off from the rest of the grid.
Top constructors and grids:
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| Rank | Date | Author | Flow |
| 1. | Sun Jul 13, 2025 | Brandon Koppy | 0.0 |
| Sun Jul 6, 2025 | Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry | |
| Wed Jan 1, 2025 | Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen | |
| Sun Dec 1, 2024 | John Lieb | |
| Sun Sep 22, 2024 | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray | |
| Sun Feb 11, 2024 | Peter Koetters | |
| Sun May 29, 2022 | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen | |
| Sun Mar 27, 2022 | August Lee-Kovach | |
| Sun Aug 8, 2021 | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen | |
| Sun Mar 29, 2020 | Ricky Cruz | |
| Thu Jan 3, 2019 | Timothy Polin | |
| Wed Oct 31, 2018 | Bruce Haight | |
| Wed Feb 7, 2018 | Stu Ockman | |
| Thu Sep 28, 2017 | Joe Krozel | |
| Sun Jul 2, 2017 | Patrick Blindauer | |
| Thu Jan 12, 2017 | Joe Krozel | |
| Thu Nov 17, 2016 | Timothy Polin and Joe Krozel | |
| Wed Oct 14, 2015 | Joel Fagliano | |
| Sun Dec 7, 2014 | Jeff Chen | |
| Sun Jan 5, 2014 | Alan DerKazarian | |
| Sun Dec 1, 2013 | Alan DerKazarian | |
| Sun Jun 16, 2013 | Mel Rosen | |
| Sun Jan 13, 2013 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | |
| Sun Oct 21, 2012 | Caleb Rasmussen | |
| Fri Jan 27, 2012 | Joe Krozel | |
| Sun May 29, 2011 | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach | |
| Thu Jul 26, 2007 | Joe Krozel | |
| Sun Feb 29, 2004 | Patrick Merrell | |
| Thu Nov 29, 2001 | Patrick Merrell | |
| Sat Jun 12, 1999 | Matt Gaffney | |
| 31. | Thu Sep 11, 2008 | Caleb Madison | 2.8 |
| 32. | Mon Jun 4, 2007 | Steve Kahn | 3.9 |
| 33. | Thu Jul 30, 2020 | Joel Fagliano | 4.1 |
| 34. | Wed Jul 28, 2004 | Mark Elliot Skolsky | 4.3 |
| 35. | Sat Jan 3, 2004 | James M. and James C. Jenista | 4.4 |
| 36. | Thu Dec 4, 2014 | Kacey Walker and David Quarfoot | 4.6 |
| 37. | Thu May 5, 2022 | Adam Wagner | 4.6 |
| 38. | Mon Oct 3, 1994 | Stanley Newman | 5.0 |
| Wed Mar 18, 1998 | Susan Smith | |
| 40. | Tue Apr 1, 2014 | Andrew Reynolds | 5.3 |
| 41. | Thu Oct 15, 2015 | Kevin G. Der | 5.3 |
| 42. | Sun Jan 23, 2011 | Chris A. McGlothlin | 5.4 |
| 43. | Mon Apr 10, 2000 | Ed Early | 5.7 |
| 44. | Sun Feb 20, 2005 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 6.1 |
| 45. | Tue May 28, 2002 | Ed Early | 6.1 |
| 46. | Mon Jun 26, 1995 | Sidney L. Robbins | 6.2 |
| 47. | Mon Nov 28, 1994 | Jonathan Schmalzbach | 6.5 |
| 48. | Thu Aug 25, 2011 | Patrick Blindauer & Francis Heaney | 6.6 |
| 49. | Sun Oct 23, 2022 | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen | 6.7 |
| 50. | Thu Dec 30, 2010 | Joe Krozel | 6.8 |
| 51. | Thu Oct 20, 2011 | Patrick Berry | 6.8 |
| 52. | Thu Jan 15, 2009 | Patrick Blindauer | 6.9 |
| 53. | Thu Jun 16, 2011 | David Steinberg | 7.0 |
| 54. | Thu Jul 17, 2003 | Robert H. Wolfe | 7.0 |
| Tue Mar 4, 2014 | Bruce Haight and Peter A. Collins | |
| 56. | Mon Jul 20, 1998 | Mary E. Brindamour | 7.1 |
| 57. | Tue May 28, 1996 | J. R. Bender | 7.2 |
| 58. | Mon Dec 21, 1998 | Fred Piscop | 7.4 |
| 59. | Thu Feb 14, 2008 | David J. Kahn | 7.4 |
| 60. | Mon Jun 6, 2011 | Gary Whitehead | 7.4 |
| 61. | Wed Mar 25, 2015 | Jacob Stulberg | 7.4 |
| Tue Feb 1, 2022 | Zhouqin Burnikel | |
| 63. | Mon Nov 20, 1995 | Sidney L. Robbins | 7.4 |
| 64. | Wed Nov 12, 2025 | Brad Wiegmann and Nicole Wiegmann | 7.5 |
| Mon Mar 31, 1997 | Janet R. Bender | |
| 66. | Mon Feb 16, 2015 | David J. Kahn | 7.6 |
| Thu Oct 31, 2013 | David Kwong | |
| 68. | Mon Feb 18, 2002 | Philip Lew | 7.6 |
| Tue Sep 9, 2003 | Robert Zimmerman | |
| 70. | Tue Dec 3, 1996 | R. Hartman | 7.7 |
| Thu Apr 26, 2001 | Robert H. Wolfe | |
| 72. | Thu Dec 28, 2006 | Ed Early | 7.7 |
| 73. | Mon Sep 29, 2025 | Brian Keller | 7.8 |
| Thu May 25, 1995 | Harvey Estes | |
| Thu Feb 16, 2012 | Jim Page | |
| 76. | Mon Sep 10, 2012 | Andrea Carla Michaels | 7.8 |
| 77. | Tue Aug 8, 2006 | Ed Early | 7.8 |
| 78. | Mon Aug 28, 1995 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 7.9 |
| 79. | Sun Jul 10, 1994 | Alvin Chase | 8.0 |
| 80. | Sat Feb 14, 2004 | Frank Longo | 8.0 |
| 81. | Tue Oct 10, 1995 | Janet R. Bender | 8.1 |
| 82. | Tue Jan 6, 2015 | Joel Fagliano | 8.2 |
| 83. | Wed Nov 11, 1998 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 8.2 |
| 84. | Wed Jan 11, 2023 | Victor Barocas | 8.2 |
| 85. | Fri Apr 8, 2005 | Manny Nosowsky | 8.3 |
| Sat Nov 22, 1997 | Matt Gaffney | |
| 87. | Wed Dec 10, 2003 | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | 8.3 |
| 88. | Sun Apr 25, 2004 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 8.4 |
| 89. | Thu Feb 18, 2016 | Bruce Haight | 8.4 |
| Wed May 26, 1999 | Randall J. Hartman | |
| 91. | Tue Mar 19, 2002 | Louis Hildebrand | 8.5 |
| 92. | Tue Feb 14, 2017 | Daniel Larsen | 8.5 |
| Wed May 13, 2009 | Nancy Kavanaugh | |
| 94. | Wed Jan 20, 1999 | Fred Piscop | 8.5 |
| 95. | Sun Aug 17, 2003 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 8.5 |
| 96. | Sat Jul 27, 2002 | Robert H. Wolfe | 8.6 |
| 97. | Fri May 8, 1998 | Harvey Estes | 8.7 |
| Tue Apr 19, 1994 | Bob Sefick | |
| Fri Jul 23, 2004 | David Levinson Wilk | |
| 100. | Mon Jun 9, 2014 | Tom McCoy | 8.7 |