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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. This puzzle by Peter Gordon is one of my favorites.

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Will Nediger Rebecca Goldstein Jill Rafaloff Michelle Sontarp Lou Sabin Cathy Allis Seth A. Abel Randolph Ross Brad Wiegmann Alex F. Black Christina Iverson
Sun 8/18/2024 For Your Amusement24.1
CARDBASALCLANGASST
AGARULTRAOSCARRACE
SUMOROOMYBUMPERCARS
HAPPYNEWYEARESTARAT
TASRNAACTIN
MOMAEASTHAMYENTE
DOWAGERSYESESNEON
LOSEHEARTPARSECANNE
ACCRASOUAHATRON
SKADELTOROEATERS
SETROLLERCOASTERNOT
IDOTOORESPAWNNAE
HOWLEELACESWEDE
WANEOILERSCHESTHAIR
PAINPEONYHATERADE
MATCHSTYUBERMICS
TREESPSIOVA
SEARUGSRESETTLEMENT
WATERSLIDEMAORIOREO
AMENHALOSORGANLIMP
PSSTIDLESLLAMAENOS
Sun 2/22/2026 Books of the Bible24.6
ABATECANVASACIDIC
LOCATEATBESTFOREMEN
PRETAXDEATHONTHENILE
HALTTIEBAAEDITED
ATALEOFTWOCITIESMAB
ILLSANONFRITRA
FANSPIESDOAIAN
DANGEROUSLIAISONSOTT
RIGAPPTRBISSINES
ATLANTAMOETOIL
WHERETHEWILDTHINGSARE
LAYLICKRENAMED
DECORPLIEMOONIII
ADOTHEAGEOFINNOCENCE
MMMOARMEMOALOE
PCPTCMINRIEARS
MARTHEPRINCEOFTIDES
CAREERALIPSINONO
THEGREATESCAPERHONDA
ROTATEDBEANIEEARNER
NOLESSESTOPSHEEDS
Sun 8/18/1996 What's My Line?24.7
SADABLAHMAMANOISE
WRENBROMOOLAFANGER
ABETLABORRESTTILER
MOREMONEYSHORTERHOURS
IRELANDEASTROAN
ODDSACREELANDUN
STOPACHATAXISKENO
MOVETOTHEREAROFTHEBUS
AVISPOEMSSITEEATME
RANSAPCOSIARN
THEYAREAPERFECTCOUPLE
ANTBEAUUHSRIG
SPOCKPARRSETTOPISA
ILLHAVETOPUTYOUONHOLD
MEETEDENNORMAIRES
IDOANOSFINEECOL
ATOMCOTELAMOTTA
TRUSTMETHISDRESSISYOU
AERIETOILEUBIEOPEN
PAGANERTEALOESPEAT
EMENDREADFENSHATS
RankDateAuthorSun. %Score
1.Sun Aug 18, 2024Rebecca Goldstein and Will Nediger0.124.1
2.Sun Feb 22, 2026Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp0.124.6
3.Sun Aug 18, 1996F. and L. Sabin0.224.7
4.Sun Aug 29, 1999Lou and Fran Sabin0.224.9
5.Sun Aug 20, 1995Cathy Millhauser0.324.9
6.Sun Jan 28, 1996M. W. Perry0.425.1
7.Sun Dec 28, 2003Seth A. Abel0.425.4
8.Sun Jan 3, 1999Randolph Ross0.525.6
9.Sun May 9, 2021Brad Wiegmann0.525.8
10.Sun Feb 12, 1995Alex & Victoria Black0.625.9
11.Sun Jul 9, 2023Christina Iverson0.726.6
12.Sun Mar 6, 2016David J. Kahn0.726.6
Sun Jul 6, 2025Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry
14.Sun Jun 26, 1994Nancy Nicholson Joline0.826.6
15.Sun Oct 23, 2022Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen0.926.7
16.Sun Jul 7, 2024David Karp0.926.8
17.Sun May 21, 2000Matt Gaffney1.026.8
18.Sun May 1, 1994Peter Gordon1.126.9
19.Sun Dec 1, 1996D. J. Kahn1.127.0
20.Sun Nov 23, 2014Patrick Berry1.227.1
21.Sun Jun 26, 2016Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen1.227.3
22.Sun Dec 18, 2005Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman1.327.3
23.Sun Jun 15, 1997Karen Hodge1.427.4
24.Sun Feb 20, 1994Harvey Estes1.427.5
25.Sun Oct 28, 2018Erik Agard1.527.5
26.Sun Jul 14, 2024Jeff Chen1.527.6
27.Sun May 22, 2005A. J. Santora1.627.6
28.Sun Sep 29, 2019Tom McCoy1.727.8
29.Sun Feb 10, 2013Patrick Berry1.727.9
30.Sun Jul 16, 1995Naomi Geller Lipsky1.828.0
31.Sun Jun 20, 2021Michael Lieberman1.828.1
Sun Dec 6, 1998Marjorie Richter
33.Sun Mar 5, 2023John-Clark Levin2.028.2
34.Sun Feb 9, 2025Rich Katz and Jeff Chen2.028.2
Sun May 9, 1999Nancy Nicholson Joline
36.Sun Jan 22, 2006George Barany and Michael Shteyman2.128.3
37.Sun Aug 3, 2014Ian Livengood2.228.4
38.Sun Nov 10, 2002Cathy Millhauser2.328.4
Sun Aug 30, 2009Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
Sun Dec 15, 2002RIchard Hughes
41.Sun Dec 23, 2007Adam G. Perl2.428.4
42.Sun Jun 19, 2011Patrick Berry2.528.4
43.Sun Jun 29, 2025Mike Hobin2.528.5
44.Sun Oct 11, 1998Nancy Salomon, Marjorie Richter and Kelly Clark2.628.5
45.Sun Feb 6, 1994Arthur S. Verdesca2.728.6
46.Sun Aug 6, 2017Patrick Berry2.728.6
47.Sun Feb 22, 2015Patrick Berry2.828.7
48.Sun Jan 18, 2015Joe Krozel2.828.8
49.Sun Apr 6, 2014Patrick Berry2.928.8
50.Sun Jun 3, 2018David J. Kahn3.028.8
51.Sun Mar 10, 2024Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock3.028.9
Sun Sep 15, 2024Aimee Lucido
53.Sun Dec 10, 2006David J. Kahn3.129.0
Sun May 20, 2001Alan Arbesfeld
55.Sun Jul 15, 2007Patrick Berry3.329.0
56.Sun Jan 17, 1999Cathy Millhauser3.329.0
Sun Sep 17, 2023Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp
58.Sun Apr 7, 1996C. Millhauser3.429.1
59.Sun Dec 2, 2018Paul Coulter3.529.1
60.Sun Jan 14, 2007Harvey Estes3.629.1
61.Sun Jul 28, 2002Nelson Hardy3.629.2
Sun Apr 18, 2004Richard Chisholm
63.Sun May 29, 2016Kevin G. Der3.729.2
64.Sun Jun 15, 2003Cathy Millhauser3.829.3
65.Sun Jan 6, 2008Lynn Lempel3.929.3
Sun Aug 29, 2021Dory Mintz
67.Sun Sep 18, 2022Katie Hale4.029.4
68.Sun Nov 21, 2010Clive Probert4.029.5
69.Sun Nov 10, 1996R. Hamel4.129.5
70.Sun Dec 12, 1993Cathy Millhauser4.129.5
71.Sun Jan 1, 2023Adam Wagner, Michael Lieberman and Rafael Musa4.229.6
Sun May 12, 2013David J. Kahn
73.Sun Mar 23, 2014Ian Livengood4.329.7
74.Sun Dec 13, 2020Dan Margolis4.429.7
Sun Nov 20, 2022Joe Deeney
76.Sun Feb 13, 2011Ian Livengood4.529.7
77.Sun Feb 23, 1997Nancy Nicholson Joline4.629.8
78.Sun Dec 5, 2021Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen4.629.9
79.Sun Jan 28, 2018Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen4.729.9
80.Sun Sep 30, 2001Con Pederson4.730.0
81.Sun Jun 1, 2025Sam Brody4.830.0
82.Sun Jul 3, 2022Tom McCoy4.930.0
Sun Oct 12, 2003David J. Kahn
84.Sun Jul 10, 2005Con Pederson5.030.1
85.Sun Oct 20, 1996R. Ross5.030.1
86.Sun May 29, 2005Frank Longo5.130.1
87.Sun Jul 28, 2013Andrew Reynolds5.230.1
Sun Aug 6, 2006Mark Feldman
89.Sun Aug 11, 2024Caryn Robbins5.330.2
Sun Jun 4, 2017Tom McCoy
91.Sun Sep 20, 2009Michael Ashley5.430.2
Sun Apr 5, 2020Jim Peredo
Sun Apr 5, 2009Charles Deber
94.Sun Apr 29, 2001Elizabeth C. Gorski5.630.3
95.Sun Oct 28, 2001Michael Ashley5.630.4
96.Sun Oct 22, 1995Matt Gaffney5.730.4
97.Sun Jul 30, 2017Isaac Mizrahi and David J. Kahn5.730.5
Sun Sep 16, 2001Bill Zais
99.Sun Dec 21, 2003Frances Hansen5.930.5
100.Sun May 28, 2017Andrew Zhou5.930.6
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