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.
Median Sunday flow is 35.3.
The first 18 grids here have a flow of zero, since some sections are cut off from the rest of the grid.
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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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Sun Jul 2, 2017 | Patrick Blindauer | ||
| 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 | ||
| Sun May 29, 2011 | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach | ||
| Sun Feb 29, 2004 | Patrick Merrell | ||
| 19. | Sun Jan 23, 2011 | Chris A. McGlothlin | 5.4 |
| 20. | Sun Feb 20, 2005 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 6.1 |
| 21. | Sun Oct 23, 2022 | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen | 6.7 |
| 22. | Sun Jul 10, 1994 | Alvin Chase | 8.0 |
| 23. | Sun Apr 25, 2004 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 8.4 |
| 24. | Sun Aug 17, 2003 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 8.5 |
| 25. | Sun Mar 7, 1999 | Randolph Ross | 9.9 |
| 26. | Sun Nov 15, 1998 | Robert H. Wolfe | 10.0 |
| 27. | Sun May 6, 2001 | Manny Nosowsky | 10.1 |
| 28. | Sun Jul 20, 1997 | Rich Norris | 10.1 |
| 29. | Sun Jan 12, 2003 | Patrick Berry | 10.2 |
| 30. | Sun Sep 6, 2015 | Patrick Berry | 10.3 |
| 31. | Sun Mar 2, 2025 | Adam Wagner | 10.4 |
| 32. | Sun Oct 3, 2021 | Trenton Charlson | 10.5 |
| 33. | Sun Nov 2, 1997 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | 10.6 |
| 34. | Sun Jul 23, 2023 | Chandi Deitmer | 10.7 |
| 35. | Sun Dec 11, 2011 | Timothy Polin | 10.8 |
| 36. | Sun Jun 22, 2008 | Pamela Amick Klawitter | 10.8 |
| 37. | Sun Oct 22, 2006 | Harvey Estes | 10.8 |
| 38. | Sun Oct 18, 2009 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 11.1 |
| 39. | Sun Jul 26, 2015 | Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen | 11.2 |
| 40. | Sun Apr 21, 2024 | Michael Schlossberg | 11.4 |
| 41. | Sun Oct 21, 2001 | Robert H. Wolfe | 11.4 |
| 42. | Sun Jul 18, 1999 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | 11.4 |
| 43. | Sun Nov 27, 2011 | Jeff Chen | 12.5 |
| 44. | Sun Mar 5, 2023 | John-Clark Levin | 12.5 |
| 45. | Sun Feb 6, 2000 | Richard Hughes | 12.9 |
| 46. | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | Mark Feldman | 13.1 |
| 47. | Sun Mar 19, 2000 | Greg Staples | 13.2 |
| Sun Jan 11, 2009 | David J. Kahn | ||
| 49. | Sun Jun 25, 2006 | Jim Page | 13.7 |
| 50. | Sun Nov 5, 2000 | Michael S. Maurer | 13.9 |
| 51. | Sun Jun 19, 2016 | David Woolf | 14.0 |
| 52. | Sun Nov 16, 1997 | Frank Longo | 14.0 |
| 53. | Sun Jan 26, 2003 | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples | 14.1 |
| 54. | Sun Jul 9, 1995 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | 14.3 |
| 55. | Sun Aug 17, 1997 | Cathy Millhauser | 14.5 |
| 56. | Sun Aug 8, 2004 | Bill Zais | 14.5 |
| 57. | Sun Jan 16, 1994 | Ernst Theimer | 14.7 |
| Sun Mar 27, 1994 | Jeanette K. Brill | ||
| 59. | Sun Mar 16, 2003 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 14.9 |
| 60. | Sun Jul 7, 2019 | Jack Reuter | 15.0 |
| Sun Sep 15, 2019 | Andrew Kingsley | ||
| 62. | Sun Dec 14, 2003 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 15.0 |
| 63. | Sun Apr 17, 2005 | Manny Nosowsky | 15.1 |
| 64. | Sun Apr 14, 2019 | Will Nediger | 15.1 |
| Sun Apr 5, 2009 | Charles Deber | ||
| 66. | Sun Jan 6, 2002 | Frank A. Longo | 15.2 |
| 67. | Sun Oct 27, 1996 | N. N. Joline | 15.2 |
| 68. | Sun Nov 7, 1999 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | 15.2 |
| 69. | Sun May 9, 2021 | Brad Wiegmann | 15.4 |
| 70. | Sun Jun 3, 2012 | Patrick Berry | 15.5 |
| 71. | Sun Apr 26, 2009 | Trip Payne | 15.6 |
| 72. | Sun Mar 7, 2021 | Celeste Watts and Jeff Chen | 15.9 |
| 73. | Sun Jan 29, 1995 | Bryant White | 16.1 |
| 74. | Sun Jan 3, 2016 | David Woolf | 16.2 |
| Sun Feb 27, 2000 | Harvey Estes | ||
| 76. | Sun Jan 15, 2023 | Michael Schlossberg | 16.3 |
| 77. | Sun Oct 2, 2005 | Randolph Ross | 16.4 |
| 78. | Sun Aug 1, 2004 | Randolph Ross | 16.7 |
| 79. | Sun Sep 10, 2000 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 16.8 |
| Sun Nov 12, 1995 | Randolph Ross | ||
| 81. | Sun Apr 27, 2008 | Oliver Hill | 16.9 |
| 82. | Sun Jul 2, 2006 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 17.0 |
| 83. | Sun Jul 17, 1994 | Cathy Millhauser | 17.0 |
| 84. | Sun Sep 28, 2025 | Rich Katz | 17.1 |
| 85. | Sun Jun 19, 2022 | Jeremy Newton | 17.2 |
| 86. | Sun Sep 5, 1999 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 17.2 |
| 87. | Sun Oct 8, 2000 | Richard Silvestri | 17.2 |
| 88. | Sun Jul 25, 2021 | Chandi Deitmer | 17.3 |
| 89. | Sun Dec 29, 2024 | Harry Zheng | 17.3 |
| 90. | Sun Feb 2, 2025 | Derrick Niederman | 17.3 |
| Sun Jul 6, 2003 | Robert H. Wolfe | ||
| 92. | Sun Sep 20, 2015 | Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen | 17.4 |
| Sun Mar 9, 1997 | June Boggs | ||
| 94. | Sun Jun 13, 2021 | Stephen McCarthy | 17.5 |
| 95. | Sun Jul 10, 2016 | Patrick Berry | 17.5 |
| 96. | Sun Jul 6, 1997 | Robert H. Wolfe | 17.6 |
| 97. | Sun Aug 31, 2003 | Fred Piscop | 17.7 |
| 98. | Sun May 14, 2023 | Sid Sivakumar | 17.7 |
| 99. | Sun Dec 5, 2021 | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen | 17.8 |
| 100. | Sun Mar 3, 2002 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | 17.8 |