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Sunday grids with the lowest Freshness Factor

These puzzles have the lowest Freshness Factor™ meaning they have a high reliance on common words. That doesn't mean they're uninteresting. The puzzle near the top by Peter Gordon is one of my favorites.

Constructors and grids:

Rebecca Goldstein Will Nediger Lou Sabin Cathy Allis Seth A. Abel Randolph Ross Brad Wiegmann Alex F. Black Christina Iverson Nancy Nicholson Joline David J. Kahn
Sun 8/18/2024 For Your Amusement
CARDBASALCLANGASST
AGARULTRAOSCARRACE
SUMOROOMYBUMPERCARS
HAPPYNEWYEARESTARAT
TASRNAACTIN
MOMAEASTHAMYENTE
DOWAGERSYESESNEON
LOSEHEARTPARSECANNE
ACCRASOUAHATRON
SKADELTOROEATERS
SETROLLERCOASTERNOT
IDOTOORESPAWNNAE
HOWLEELACESWEDE
WANEOILERSCHESTHAIR
PAINPEONYHATERADE
MATCHSTYUBERMICS
TREESPSIOVA
SEARUGSRESETTLEMENT
WATERSLIDEMAORIOREO
AMENHALOSORGANLIMP
PSSTIDLESLLAMAENOS
Sun 8/18/1996 What's My Line?
SADABLAHMAMANOISE
WRENBROMOOLAFANGER
ABETLABORRESTTILER
MOREMONEYSHORTERHOURS
IRELANDEASTROAN
ODDSACREELANDUN
STOPACHATAXISKENO
MOVETOTHEREAROFTHEBUS
AVISPOEMSSITEEATME
RANSAPCOSIARN
THEYAREAPERFECTCOUPLE
ANTBEAUUHSRIG
SPOCKPARRSETTOPISA
ILLHAVETOPUTYOUONHOLD
MEETEDENNORMAIRES
IDOANOSFINEECOL
ATOMCOTELAMOTTA
TRUSTMETHISDRESSISYOU
AERIETOILEUBIEOPEN
PAGANERTEALOESPEAT
EMENDREADFENSHATS
Sun 8/29/1999 TRADEMARKS
ACTSAREELGLEESPRAY
WARPROLLOLUGSCRIME
ELIAGOLANOLIOAUDEN
LARRYKINGSSUSPENDERS
ALKALISSASSHATE
ISLELILYCAGYCPR
ASSNSSINSSAGESHOE
DOUGLASMACARTHURSPIPE
ALIENTIREEONSWIPED
MENDGALSIPLIN
GEORGEBURNSSCIGAR
ROYOROOHOLEEK
EMAILCANSDEMONSACE
SALVADORDALISMUSTACHE
MULEOWNSESSEANTON
ELYLUBEATMOUCLA
LEGOARGOOPHELIA
DOROTHYLAMOURSSARONG
ABOUTHORANISANGANG
MOOSEANONTOILEULEE
PETERTENDSTEALELSE

Click any date below to see the puzzle, or view all the Stalest Sunday thumbnails.

RankDateAuthorSun. %Score
1.Sun Aug 18, 2024Rebecca Goldstein and Will Nediger0.024.7
2.Sun Aug 18, 1996F. and L. Sabin0.125.1
3.Sun Aug 29, 1999Lou and Fran Sabin0.125.2
4.Sun Aug 20, 1995Cathy Millhauser0.225.3
5.Sun Jan 28, 1996M. W. Perry0.225.6
6.Sun Dec 28, 2003Seth A. Abel0.325.8
7.Sun Jan 3, 1999Randolph Ross0.426.0
8.Sun May 9, 2021Brad Wiegmann0.426.2
9.Sun Feb 12, 1995Alex & Victoria Black0.526.3
10.Sun Jul 9, 2023Christina Iverson0.527.0
Sun Jun 26, 1994Nancy Nicholson Joline
12.Sun Mar 6, 2016David J. Kahn0.727.1
13.Sun Oct 23, 2022Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen0.727.1
14.Sun May 21, 2000Matt Gaffney0.827.2
15.Sun Jul 7, 2024David Karp0.827.2
16.Sun May 1, 1994Peter Gordon0.927.2
17.Sun Jul 6, 2025Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry1.027.3
18.Sun Dec 1, 1996D. J. Kahn1.027.5
19.Sun Nov 23, 2014Patrick Berry1.127.5
20.Sun Jun 26, 2016Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen1.127.6
21.Sun Jun 15, 1997Karen Hodge1.227.7
22.Sun Dec 18, 2005Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman1.327.8
23.Sun Feb 20, 1994Harvey Estes1.327.8
24.Sun Oct 28, 2018Erik Agard1.427.9
25.Sun May 22, 2005A. J. Santora1.428.0
26.Sun Jul 14, 2024Jeff Chen1.528.1
27.Sun Jul 16, 1995Naomi Geller Lipsky1.628.3
28.Sun Feb 10, 2013Patrick Berry1.628.3
Sun Sep 29, 2019Tom McCoy
30.Sun Dec 6, 1998Marjorie Richter1.728.5
31.Sun Jun 20, 2021Michael Lieberman1.828.5
32.Sun May 9, 1999Nancy Nicholson Joline1.928.6
33.Sun Jan 22, 2006George Barany and Michael Shteyman1.928.7
34.Sun Feb 9, 2025Rich Katz and Jeff Chen2.028.7
35.Sun Nov 10, 2002Cathy Millhauser2.028.7
36.Sun Aug 30, 2009Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan2.128.8
37.Sun Mar 5, 2023John-Clark Levin2.228.8
Sun Dec 15, 2002RIchard Hughes
Sun Dec 23, 2007Adam G. Perl
40.Sun Aug 3, 2014Ian Livengood2.328.8
41.Sun Feb 6, 1994Arthur S. Verdesca2.428.9
42.Sun Oct 11, 1998Nancy Salomon, Marjorie Richter and Kelly Clark2.528.9
43.Sun Jun 19, 2011Patrick Berry2.529.1
44.Sun Feb 22, 2015Patrick Berry2.629.1
45.Sun Aug 6, 2017Patrick Berry2.629.2
46.Sun Jun 29, 2025Mike Hobin2.729.2
47.Sun Jan 18, 2015Joe Krozel2.829.2
48.Sun Jun 3, 2018David J. Kahn2.829.3
49.Sun May 20, 2001Alan Arbesfeld2.929.3
50.Sun Jan 17, 1999Cathy Millhauser3.029.3
Sun Dec 10, 2006David J. Kahn
52.Sun Sep 15, 2024Aimee Lucido3.129.4
53.Sun Apr 7, 1996C. Millhauser3.129.4
54.Sun Apr 6, 2014Patrick Berry3.229.4
55.Sun Jul 15, 2007Patrick Berry3.329.5
Sun Jan 14, 2007Harvey Estes
Sun Sep 17, 2023Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp
58.Sun Apr 18, 2004Richard Chisholm3.429.5
59.Sun Mar 10, 2024Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock3.529.6
60.Sun Jul 28, 2002Nelson Hardy3.629.6
61.Sun Jun 15, 2003Cathy Millhauser3.629.6
62.Sun Dec 2, 2018Paul Coulter3.729.7
63.Sun Jan 6, 2008Lynn Lempel3.729.7
64.Sun May 29, 2016Kevin G. Der3.829.7
Sun Aug 29, 2021Dory Mintz
66.Sun Nov 21, 2010Clive Probert3.929.8
Sun Dec 12, 1993Cathy Millhauser
68.Sun Nov 10, 1996R. Hamel4.029.9
69.Sun Sep 18, 2022Katie Hale4.129.9
70.Sun May 12, 2013David J. Kahn4.229.9
71.Sun Jan 1, 2023Adam Wagner, Michael Lieberman and Rafael Musa4.230.0
72.Sun Dec 13, 2020Dan Margolis4.330.1
73.Sun Feb 13, 2011Ian Livengood4.330.1
Sun Mar 23, 2014Ian Livengood
75.Sun Nov 20, 2022Joe Deeney4.530.2
76.Sun Feb 23, 1997Nancy Nicholson Joline4.530.2
77.Sun Sep 30, 2001Con Pederson4.630.3
78.Sun Jul 3, 2022Tom McCoy4.630.4
Sun Jun 1, 2025Sam Brody
Sun Oct 12, 2003David J. Kahn
Sun May 29, 2005Frank Longo
82.Sun Jan 28, 2018Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen4.930.4
83.Sun Dec 5, 2021Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen4.930.5
84.Sun Jul 10, 2005Con Pederson5.030.5
85.Sun Jul 28, 2013Andrew Reynolds5.130.5
86.Sun Oct 20, 1996R. Ross5.130.5
Sun Jun 4, 2017Tom McCoy
88.Sun Aug 6, 2006Mark Feldman5.230.6
89.Sun Apr 5, 2020Jim Peredo5.330.6
90.Sun Sep 20, 2009Michael Ashley5.430.7
91.Sun Apr 29, 2001Elizabeth C. Gorski5.430.7
Sun Apr 5, 2009Charles Deber
93.Sun Oct 22, 1995Matt Gaffney5.530.7
94.Sun Aug 11, 2024Caryn Robbins5.630.8
95.Sun Oct 28, 2001Michael Ashley5.730.8
96.Sun Sep 16, 2001Bill Zais5.730.8
97.Sun Jul 30, 2017Isaac Mizrahi and David J. Kahn5.830.9
98.Sun Feb 6, 2011David J. Kahn5.830.9
Sun Dec 21, 2003Frances Hansen
100.Sun May 28, 2017Andrew Zhou6.031.0
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