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 50,012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPRAISE | Tue Aug 28, 2001 | Evaluate | Alan Arbesfeld |
| CCIV | Sun May 18, 2014 | Early third-century year | Joe DiPietro |
| CRACKPOTS | Fri Sep 6, 1996 | Wackos | R. Norris |
| DOOMSDAYCLOCK | Fri Jun 15, 2018 | It counts down to disaster | Sam Ezersky |
| EMERGENCIES | Fri Apr 22, 2016 | What shoulders are often used for | Robyn Weintraub |
| EXEGESIS | Sat May 20, 2006 | Critical analysis | Bob Klahn |
| FLASHSALE | Mon Jan 29, 2024 | *Short-lived store event | Garrett Chalfin and Andrew Kingsley |
| GLASSWORK | Sun Sep 29, 2019 | Tiffany lampshade, e.g. | Tom McCoy |
| GUNGADIN | Wed Jan 17, 2001 | Kipling classic | Alan Arbesfeld |
| HARDROCKHOTEL | Sun Jan 13, 2019 | Vegas establishment with a giant guitar sign | Andy Kravis |
| HEARTBREAKS | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | Emotional traumas | Mark Feldman |
| HISPANICHERITAGE | Thu May 26, 2011 | It's celebrated for 30 days each year beginning September 15 | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| ISATONESLEISURE | Sat Aug 27, 2005 | Has no pressing obligations | Byron Walden |
| JACOBASTOR | Tue Jan 31, 1995 | John ___ | Albert J. Klaus |
| KAMIKAZEPILOT | Sun Dec 26, 1993 | A: Chicken Teriyaki. Q: Who is the sole surviving ___? | Tom Underhill |
| KANSASST | Sat Aug 10, 2013 | Univ. in Manhattan | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| LIFTSAHAND | Fri Aug 10, 2001 | Gives help | Manny Nosowsky |
| LOATHSOMELY | Sun Aug 17, 2003 | In an offensive way | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MIDDAYSUN | Tue Apr 17, 2007 | *Short shadow caster | Jennifer Nutt |
| MILITARYBRATS | Mon Sep 4, 2017 | Children of armed forces personnel, slangily | Tracy Gray |
| NAUTICALALMANAC | Fri Jan 14, 2011 | Navigator's aid | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| NEWSTEPS | Wed Sep 22, 2004 | A different approach | David J. Kahn |
| NITROCARS | Tue Jan 22, 2019 | Hobbyists' racers controlled remotely | John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen |
| PENURY | Sun Oct 4, 2020 | Destitution | Sam Ezersky |
| PLACETOGO | Thu Jun 30, 2005 | Guidebook offering | Joe DiPietro |
| POTHOLDER | Thu Oct 21, 2021 | Help when things are too hot to handle | Michael Lieberman |
| PRESIDENTCLINTON | Tue May 14, 2019 | He served between Bush 41 and Bush 43 | Damon Gulczynski |
| PRODIGY | Sun Dec 24, 2000 | One with a gift | Bill Zais |
| REQUIREDREADING | Sat Dec 11, 2021 | Essential work | Hal Moore |
| ROYHOBBS | Sun Sep 29, 2002 | The Natural | Randolph Ross |
| SALLOWER | Wed Apr 20, 2016 | More pallid | Tom McCoy |
| STEENBOK | Sun Oct 27, 2024 | Horned antelope of southern Africa | Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen |
| TAKEABATH | Fri Aug 14, 2015 | Lose one's shirt | Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| TAKESSTOCK | Tue May 8, 2012 | Assesses one's options carefully | Lynn Lempel |
| TESTTAKING | Fri Mar 21, 2008 | Student activity | Peter A. Collins |
| THROWTHEBALL | Wed Aug 4, 2004 | Hand raiser's cry | Raymond Hamel |
| TRICKQUESTIONS | Thu Feb 23, 2017 | *"Which weighs more - a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?" and others* | Jeff Chen |
| VAPESHOPS | Sun Nov 7, 2021 | Vendors of e-cigs | Sid Sivakumar |
| VENTING | Sat Aug 24, 2002 | Showing rage | Chuck Menning |
| WHITEROCK | Fri Aug 11, 2000 | American chicken variety | Joe DiPietro |