This page is just for fun. It's a random collection of rare crossword answers; so rare that each appears only in a single Modern Era puzzle. Bogus entries (thematic words that make sense only in that crossword) are excluded.
There are 50,389 unique Modern Era answer words in the database.
Click any word to see it in the context of its puzzle. Words in this color did appear in pre-Shortz crosswords.
| Word | Date | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACHILLE | Sun Jun 9, 2013 | ___ Lauro (hijacked ship of 1985) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| ANDITSGOOD | Mon Nov 26, 2018 | Announcer's cry after a successful field goal attempt | Evan Kalish |
| AUGUSTANATIONAL | Thu Feb 22, 2018 | Home of the Masters | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| BLISSFULIGNORANCE | Sun Mar 28, 2021 | Comfort in not knowing, say | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| BORNLOSER | Sat Jun 28, 1997 | Art and Chip Sansom comic, with "The" | Bob Klahn |
| CARPENTERANT | Sun Dec 18, 2022 | One might crawl out of the woodwork | Ryan McCarty |
| CATHAIR | Fri Oct 6, 2017 | Allergy-triggering fluff | Patrick Berry |
| CEREBRATED | Fri Dec 15, 2000 | Thought | Joe DiPietro |
| COURTSYSTEM | Sun Jul 24, 2005 | Judiciary | Frank Longo |
| EDMUNDHILLARY | Sun Sep 4, 2022 | *Mount Everest scaler | Tracy Gray |
| FLOWERGIRLS | Wed Jan 13, 2010 | Certain wedding participants ... or a hint to 17-, 28- and 46-Across? | Kevan Choset |
| GEORGEWATSON | Wed Feb 15, 2023 | African American who received a posthumous Medal of Honor for valorous service in W.W. II | Sean Ziebarth |
| GRAMMARNAZI | Fri Apr 21, 2017 | Type for who this clue will be annoying? | Damon Gulczynski |
| GRAVIDA | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | Pregnant woman, in obstetrics | Mark Feldman |
| HOUSECLOSING | Sun Sep 24, 1995 | Boat or boy | Randolph Ross |
| KELLYRIPA | Wed Mar 17, 2004 | Morning TV co-host | A. J. Santora |
| LEEMAJORS | Sun Oct 1, 2000 | ...actor? | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| LIBYANS | Sun Jan 26, 2014 | "Back to the Future" villains | Daniel A. Finan |
| LOVAGE | Tue Jan 29, 2002 | European herb used in soups | Zack Butler |
| MADEMEN | Sun Mar 2, 2025 | Mafiosi | Adam Wagner |
| MYAIMISTRUE | Sat Nov 3, 2012 | Elvis Costello's debut album | Milo Beckman |
| NAVIGATOR | Mon Apr 10, 2000 | Seafaring reptile? | Ed Early |
| OFAIR | Sun Feb 13, 2005 | Have a change ___ | Daniel C. Bryant |
| PALACECOUP | Fri Mar 1, 2013 | Regime change catalyst | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber |
| PULLQUOTES | Mon Nov 9, 2020 | Lures for magazine readers | Kate Hawkins |
| RAKESITIN | Mon May 20, 2024 | Earns tons of money | Jack Scherban |
| REGISPHILBIN | Sun Aug 19, 2001 | "He always asked a lot of questions" | David J. Kahn |
| RETINALSCANNER | Fri Dec 23, 2022 | High-tech security device | Brandon Koppy |
| RIGHTYTIGHTY | Wed Mar 27, 2024 | With 36-Across, mnemonic device for turning 54-Across … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues | Rich Katz |
| SIDEBURNS | Thu Oct 17, 2019 | Elvis had big ones | Randolph Ross |
| SKIRESORTS | Sat Apr 2, 2016 | Gondola settings | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber |
| SPECIALRELATIVITY | Sun May 18, 2008 | Einstein subject | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| STEVES | Fri Dec 15, 2006 | Allen and Rossi | Levi Denham |
| SWITCHPLATE | Tue May 26, 2009 | "On/off" surrounder | Mike Nothnagel |
| TENTACLES | Fri Dec 12, 2003 | Places where suckers are lined up | Manny Nosowsky |
| THANKSINADVANCE | Sun Jan 8, 2017 | Two-time Best Actor winner arriving early? | Peter Broda and Erik Agard |
| TROPICS | Wed Dec 16, 1998 | Frost-free zone | Nancy Salomon |
| TRUK | Thu Jan 26, 2012 | W.W. II Pacific battle site | Alan Arbesfeld |
| WHEELIES | Mon Oct 21, 2002 | Cyclists pop them | Peter Sarrett |
| YERKS | Fri Jan 21, 1994 | Goads a hillbilly | A.J. Santora |