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Monday 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:

Gregory E. Paul Sidney L. Robbins Nancy Kavanaugh Leslie Young Andrea Carla Michaels Randall J. Hartman Patrick Blindauer Holden Baker Mark Moldowsky Nancy Salomon Jeffrey Lease
Mon 2/2/1998
MARCWORDESTEE
ASEAARIACHEAT
ITEMFACTLASSO
LIFEOFTHEPARTY
OSLORIP
CATTERRIERASH
AGATEELLULNA
PICKOFTHELITTER
OLIOARAREALM
NETTRIBUNERLS
SAGSEND
SALTOFTHEEARTH
CARATREEDRARE
OLIVEEARLTIER
SEDERELSESLED
Mon 9/20/1999
BAALCHUMDELTA
ACREAONEEVERT
SHEATRIMSISAL
HEAVENSTOBETSY
ELIEERA
MCMUPSTARTTAE
AHEADAILARTS
JEEPERSCREEPERS
OASTOAKXENIA
RTECONSORTDAY
EATPURE
LANDSAKESALIVE
PASTESANSIDEA
OCTETALEETOTS
TEARSPERTELSE
Mon 5/28/2001
SIMPBREDBESET
TOILEURORATSO
ETNAASINORATE
PAINTTHETOWNRED
SOLEPSS
BADREROUTEAPE
AMISSSKIOMEN
CALLONTHECARPET
ONLYONESALVE
NAYANTARESEER
BEEELEE
SILENTTREATMENT
INANEHIFIBLAB
ATSEAAMENELSA
MOTTSWEREREAR
Mon 6/30/2003
CHICCAVEYIELD
HIDEARIDERROR
EVENMANESALSA
FEATHERONESNEST
SARAIII
AAHRATTLERPTA
TRESSASISOON
LEATHERSTOCKING
ANDYVATLINER
SAYCAYENNETRY
SODEARS
HEATHERLOCKLEAR
AGREEEACHURSA
HALERAROOMIEN
ADOREPANSPEAK
Mon 11/29/1993
SELFGAGSPELE
OVALACRESLAOS
FIREESCAPEURGE
ALDENNICEST
SIRDATEHOR
OASDESILIMBO
CLUBCOLORTOLD
ULNAALONEEVAN
LUGSPIQUEMETE
ARLESUSSRREY
REAASHEEOS
SATEENOPERA
GASPWATERMELON
AGESSPLITLIST
POSESYNELESS

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

RankDateAuthorMon. %Score
1.Mon Feb 2, 1998Gregory E. Paul0.08.3
2.Mon Sep 20, 1999Gregory E. Paul0.19.1
3.Mon May 28, 2001Gregory E. Paul0.19.7
4.Mon Jun 30, 2003Gregory E. Paul0.210.7
5.Mon Nov 29, 1993Sidney L. Robbins0.211.0
6.Mon Sep 9, 1996S. L. Robbins0.311.1
7.Mon Feb 14, 2000Nancy Kavanaugh0.411.6
8.Mon Sep 19, 2022Leslie Young and Andrea Carla Michaels0.411.8
9.Mon Dec 18, 1995Randall J. Hartman0.511.9
Mon Oct 23, 1995Sidney L. Robbins
11.Mon Jul 3, 2000Marjorie Berg0.612.0
12.Mon Aug 11, 2003Randall J. Hartman0.712.1
13.Mon Jun 23, 2008Andrea Carla Michaels and Patrick Blindauer0.712.1
14.Mon Oct 10, 2005Holden Baker0.812.2
15.Mon Feb 12, 1996S. Robbins0.912.5
16.Mon Jan 5, 1998Mark Moldowsky0.912.8
17.Mon Mar 22, 1999Gregory E. Paul1.013.0
18.Mon May 22, 2000Nancy Salomon and Louis Hildebrand1.013.0
19.Mon Oct 13, 1997Gregory E. Paul1.113.2
Mon Feb 2, 2004Gregory E. Paul
21.Mon Aug 28, 2000Richard Hughes1.213.2
22.Mon Jul 7, 1997Gregory E. Paul1.313.3
23.Mon Mar 21, 1994Sidney L. Robbins1.313.3
24.Mon Apr 27, 1998Gregory E. Paul1.413.4
25.Mon Nov 12, 2012Randall J. Hartman1.513.5
26.Mon Jul 22, 1996S. L. Robbins1.513.6
27.Mon May 17, 1999Ethan Cooper1.613.7
28.Mon May 11, 1998Gregory E. Paul1.613.8
29.Mon Apr 3, 1995Randall J. Hartman1.714.0
Mon Jul 29, 2024Jeffrey Lease
31.Mon Jul 12, 1999Carol R. Blumenstein1.814.0
32.Mon Aug 20, 2018Peter Gordon1.914.0
33.Mon Jul 19, 1999Gregory E. Paul2.014.0
34.Mon Mar 22, 2004Kyle Mahowald2.014.1
35.Mon May 3, 2004Gregory E. Paul2.114.1
36.Mon Mar 10, 1997Gregory E. Paul2.114.2
37.Mon Jul 6, 1998Sheldon Benardo2.214.2
Mon Oct 13, 2003Eric Berlin
39.Mon Apr 29, 2002Holden Baker2.314.3
40.Mon Sep 24, 2001Norma Steinberg2.414.4
41.Mon Aug 16, 2004Joy C. Frank2.414.4
Mon Jan 12, 2004Kurt Mengel
43.Mon Sep 30, 2002Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon2.614.5
Mon Jan 31, 2005Randall J. Hartman
45.Mon May 30, 2022Alexander Liebeskind2.714.5
46.Mon Apr 3, 2000Gregory E. Paul2.714.7
47.Mon Jun 24, 2013Robert Seminara2.814.7
Mon Jun 14, 2010Mark Feldman
49.Mon Mar 6, 2006Jack McInturff2.914.7
50.Mon Jan 23, 2006Mark T. Milhet3.014.8
Mon Feb 7, 2005Gordon Seaberg
52.Mon May 15, 2006John R. Conrad3.114.8
53.Mon Dec 25, 2000Adam G. Perl3.214.8
54.Mon Apr 19, 2004Michael Doran3.214.9
55.Mon Dec 10, 2001Gregory E. Paul3.314.9
Mon Oct 25, 2004Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
57.Mon Dec 22, 1997Arthur S. Verdesca3.415.0
Mon Dec 29, 2003Gregory E. Paul
59.Mon Nov 19, 2001Peter Gordon3.515.1
60.Mon Jul 30, 2001Nancy Kavanaugh3.615.1
Mon Aug 30, 2004Jeffrey Harris
62.Mon Jun 7, 1999Robert O. Dillman3.715.2
63.Mon Dec 28, 1998Adam G. Perl3.815.2
64.Mon Mar 17, 1997Stephanie Spadaccini3.815.2
65.Mon Nov 24, 1997Alex K. Justin3.915.3
Mon Jul 9, 2001Gregory E. Paul
67.Mon Jun 4, 2018Zhouqin Burnikel4.015.3
Mon Jul 20, 1998Mary E. Brindamour
69.Mon Nov 9, 1998Peter Gordon4.115.4
70.Mon Sep 10, 2001Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert4.215.4
71.Mon Jun 26, 2000Peter Gordon4.315.5
72.Mon Jan 30, 2012Francesco Trogu4.315.5
Mon Jul 16, 2012Randall J. Hartman
74.Mon May 15, 1995Ernie Furtado4.515.6
75.Mon Sep 28, 1998Robert Dillman4.515.6
76.Mon Aug 25, 2008Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake4.615.6
77.Mon Feb 9, 2004Robert Dillman4.615.7
78.Mon Jun 29, 1998Gregory E. Paul4.715.7
Mon May 29, 2000Randall J. Hartman
80.Mon Mar 1, 2004Gail Grabowski4.815.8
81.Mon Apr 15, 2002James P. Sharp4.915.8
Mon Jun 16, 2008Ronald J. and Nancy J. Byron
83.Mon Apr 13, 1998Gregory E. Paul5.015.8
84.Mon Mar 23, 1998Randall J. Hartman5.115.9
Mon Oct 27, 1997Mark Gottlieb
86.Mon Dec 5, 1994Sidney L. Robbins5.215.9
87.Mon May 6, 2002Peter Gordon5.215.9
88.Mon Mar 4, 2002Randall J. Hartman5.316.0
89.Mon Dec 5, 2005Gary Steinmehl5.416.0
90.Mon Jun 18, 2001Sherry O. Blackard5.416.0
91.Mon Mar 6, 2000Gregory E. Paul5.516.1
Mon Jul 13, 2015Zhouqin Burnikel
93.Mon Aug 29, 1994Mary Derderian Brown5.616.1
94.Mon Jul 3, 2017Randall J. Hartman5.716.1
95.Mon Oct 7, 2013Amy Johnson5.716.2
Mon Aug 17, 1998Gregory E. Paul
97.Mon Feb 25, 2008Randall J. Hartman5.916.2
98.Mon Nov 20, 2000Randall J. Hartman5.916.2
99.Mon Aug 4, 1997Gregory E. Paul6.016.3
100.Mon Oct 24, 1994Sidney L. Robbins6.016.3
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