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Friday 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:

Harvey Estes Lou Sabin Jay Kaskel Daniel Kantor Stanley Newman Fred Piscop Michael Shteyman William I. Johnston Evan Mahnken Martin Ashwood-Smith Bryant White
Fri 11/26/1993
ETALPERSEPENN
RAVEAMOURETTU
IRISTEAMSOCHS
CAVEATEMPTOR
DERDIAL
CAESARRARAAVIS
ARGONSOMAIST
PERSONANONGRATA
ROEENDSENTER
ALTEREGOASSERT
ESNEEDS
NOLENSVOLENS
INREENATEABET
NOTAVIPERNAIL
ABEDIDESTANNO
Fri 2/11/1994
TOMBSADATTWOS
ABELAGAPEHARK
DICELENINERIE
THEYASKEDMEHOW
APEDCSAOLE
MENTBONERULER
GAITODOTDS
MUCHIWEIGHISAID
AFLSURRICE
FROWNGETONREB
ROTOREWORM
ABOUTONCEAWEEK
PROSATLAWADAM
POLECLARADALE
EYEDHENNYSLED
Fri 1/6/1995
CHOPDRAMAPAY
LOVEAESIRRUNE
IRATEMAILCLERKS
PALDADAEMILE
CAGYASSUMES
SALOMECLASS
AXILCLOSESHE
NEVERGROUSETHEY
ELYOLANDREAR
AMUSEBRIDLE
RESUMESCOUP
ELIDESHOPORB
MERELYSTAMPAWAY
AMENERASESECT
PINTIGERKNEE
Fri 10/31/2003
DEPTHTALCPAIL
ELISEREALLURE
LANKYARIAAREA
INKDEMONWAYANS
SEATBESET
HOLLYHAUNTER
EVILSSTOOLRPI
RIPSSCENEDENT
ADSFAIREEASEL
ELLIOTTGHOUL
UMBRAIGLU
SCARYFISHERRHO
URSAABLYOCCUR
RAINREAPLIEGE
PENTEXPOLASSO
Fri 12/24/2010
HMMARCHGASCAP
EAURARAESPANA
NUSCHURCHHYMNS
RIOTDIRPAT
MICHAELCAINE
MTSINAIGETAT
EATCELTOUCH
NAUGHTYORNICE
INSOOSLOIRE
ADAGEEASEDIN
CHRISTMASEVE
AVAOAKLONI
SILENTNIGHTTEN
SCENEITREEARE
TICTACSEEDLAW

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

RankDateAuthorFri. %Score
1.Fri Nov 26, 1993Nancy A. Corbett0.014.3
2.Fri Feb 11, 1994Harvey Estes0.120.7
3.Fri Jan 6, 1995Fran & Lou Sabin0.120.8
4.Fri Oct 31, 2003Earl L. Martin III0.220.9
5.Fri Dec 24, 2010Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor0.221.9
6.Fri Apr 1, 1994Stanley Newman0.322.2
7.Fri Jan 7, 1994Fred Piscop0.423.0
8.Fri Feb 17, 1995Arthur S. Verdesca0.424.1
9.Fri Jul 25, 2003Michael Shteyman0.524.2
10.Fri Dec 21, 2001William I. Johnston0.524.6
11.Fri Jun 3, 1994Norman S. Wizer0.625.1
12.Fri Apr 1, 2022Evan Mahnken0.725.3
13.Fri Mar 20, 1998Martin Ashwood-Smith0.725.7
14.Fri Dec 20, 2024Henry Josephson0.825.8
15.Fri Jun 17, 1994Bryant White0.925.9
16.Fri Aug 12, 1994Norman S. Wizer0.926.0
17.Fri Dec 3, 1993Bill Click1.026.1
18.Fri Feb 25, 1994Bob Lubbers1.026.1
19.Fri Sep 25, 2020Rachel Fabi1.126.2
20.Fri Apr 1, 2011Elizabeth A. Long1.226.5
21.Fri Sep 8, 2000Martin Ashwood-Smith1.226.7
22.Fri Dec 31, 1999Peter Gordon1.326.9
23.Fri Apr 6, 2001David J. Kahn1.326.9
24.Fri Feb 2, 2001Martin Ashwood-Smith1.427.2
25.Fri Jan 17, 2025Willa Angel Chen Miller1.527.3
26.Fri Dec 24, 1993Merl H. Reagle1.527.4
27.Fri Nov 10, 1995Bryant White1.627.6
28.Fri Dec 2, 2005Patrick Merrell1.627.6
29.Fri Nov 22, 1996A. K. Justin1.727.7
30.Fri Mar 7, 2003Harvey Estes1.827.7
31.Fri Apr 1, 2005David Pringle1.827.9
32.Fri Jul 7, 2006Joe Krozel1.928.0
33.Fri Jul 4, 2008John Underwood2.028.1
34.Fri Aug 13, 1999Frances Hansen2.028.1
35.Fri Jul 21, 2023Robyn Weintraub2.128.1
36.Fri Dec 26, 2003Robert H. Wolfe2.128.2
37.Fri Apr 4, 2003Martin Ashwood-Smith2.228.2
Fri Sep 24, 1999Martin Ashwood-Smith
39.Fri Mar 11, 2022Robyn Weintraub2.328.3
40.Fri Dec 17, 1993James Neal2.428.3
41.Fri Sep 16, 2005Craig Kasper2.428.5
42.Fri Apr 14, 2000Martin Ashwood-Smith2.528.6
43.Fri Aug 13, 2004Harvey Estes2.628.6
44.Fri Jul 2, 2021Brooke Husic and Ada Nicolle2.628.7
45.Fri May 20, 2005Harvey Estes2.728.9
46.Fri Apr 23, 2021Robyn Weintraub2.728.9
47.Fri Apr 22, 1994A.J. Santora2.828.9
48.Fri Nov 30, 2012Gary Cee2.929.0
49.Fri Feb 20, 1998Manny Nosowsky2.929.0
50.Fri Oct 20, 2006Ed Early3.029.0
51.Fri Aug 29, 1997Mark Diehl3.129.1
52.Fri Apr 18, 2025Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis3.129.1
53.Fri May 24, 2013Joe Krozel3.229.4
54.Fri Jul 31, 2009Mike Nothnagel3.229.5
55.Fri Mar 17, 1995Randolph Ross3.329.6
56.Fri Nov 18, 2022Robyn Weintraub3.429.6
57.Fri Dec 3, 2004Michael Shteyman3.429.7
58.Fri Aug 23, 1996M. Ashwood-Smith3.529.7
59.Fri Apr 24, 1998Martin Ashwood-Smith3.529.9
60.Fri Nov 18, 1994Timothy S. Lewis3.629.9
61.Fri Apr 4, 2025Karen Steinberg3.730.0
62.Fri Mar 25, 1994Harvey Estes3.730.1
63.Fri Feb 18, 1994Manny Nosowsky3.830.2
64.Fri Dec 22, 2000Martin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Emmett Quigley3.830.2
65.Fri Aug 26, 1994Timothy S. Lewis3.930.4
66.Fri Jul 15, 2005Brendan Emmett Quigley4.030.5
67.Fri Apr 8, 2022Caitlin Reid4.030.6
68.Fri Apr 29, 2022Erica Hsiung Wojcik4.130.8
69.Fri Apr 15, 2011Patrick Berry4.130.8
70.Fri Jun 8, 2001Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon4.230.9
71.Fri Aug 19, 1994Martin Ashwood-Smith4.331.0
72.Fri Jun 14, 2024Robyn Weintraub4.331.1
73.Fri Feb 3, 2012Joel Kaplow4.431.1
74.Fri Feb 14, 2020Daniel Larsen4.531.2
75.Fri May 21, 1999Martin Ashwood-Smith4.531.2
Fri Dec 18, 2020Damon Gulczynski
Fri Jun 30, 1995Rich Norris
78.Fri Jul 29, 2022Robyn Weintraub4.731.3
79.Fri Oct 1, 2021Jim Horne and Jeff Chen4.831.5
80.Fri Oct 4, 1996M. Ashwood-Smith4.831.5
81.Fri Jan 14, 2000Martin Ashwood-Smith4.931.6
82.Fri Apr 30, 2010Natan Last4.931.6
83.Fri Mar 17, 2017Jacob Stulberg5.031.6
84.Fri Jul 21, 2000Elizabeth C. Gorski5.131.7
85.Fri Mar 29, 1996C. Millhauser5.131.7
86.Fri Oct 1, 1999John Wolting5.231.7
87.Fri May 8, 1998Harvey Estes5.231.8
88.Fri Jun 9, 2023Robyn Weintraub5.331.9
89.Fri Jan 8, 2010Patrick Berry5.431.9
90.Fri Mar 18, 2022Claire Rimkus and Brooke Husic5.432.1
91.Fri Apr 1, 2016Peter Gordon5.532.1
92.Fri Mar 25, 2022Evans Clinchy5.632.2
93.Fri Jun 3, 2005Jim Hyres5.632.2
Fri Oct 14, 1994Bob Sefick
95.Fri Aug 18, 2023Kameron Austin Collins5.732.2
96.Fri Sep 23, 2022Erik Agard5.832.2
97.Fri Jun 2, 2023John Ewbank5.932.3
98.Fri Mar 14, 2003Kevin Hagen5.932.3
99.Fri Nov 24, 1995Bob Klahn6.032.4
100.Fri Dec 10, 1993Alex K. Justin6.032.4
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