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 50,875 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPUTO | Sun Dec 31, 2023 | Reality star Theresa of "Long Island Medium" | Matt Linzer and Rafael Musa |
| CASHCOWS | Wed Jul 5, 2006 | Money machines, so to speak | Nancy Salomon |
| CLEARTAPE | Sat Apr 27, 2024 | Post office purchase | Rich Norris |
| COUNTERPLEA | Sun Aug 16, 2009 | "Feed me" | Randolph Ross |
| CUPOLAS | Tue Jun 21, 2011 | Cathedral toppers | Kelsey Boes |
| DEANERY | Sun Oct 3, 2021 | Jurisdiction of a Catholic church official | Trenton Charlson |
| ENJOYABLE | Thu Jun 17, 2010 | Gratifying | Corey Rubin |
| ENMESHED | Thu Mar 19, 2020 | Tangled up | Wayne Bergman and Gary Otting |
| EXROYAL | Sun Dec 16, 2012 | Fergie, for one | Matt Ginsberg |
| FOOTBALLCOACH | Tue Aug 29, 2000 | Don Shula or Knute Rockne | Peter Gordon |
| FORTLARAMIE | Mon Aug 29, 2016 | Historic trading post in 39-Across | David Steinberg |
| GLANCER | Sun Feb 10, 2008 | One taking a quick look | Bill Zais |
| HAPPYTIMES | Sun Mar 20, 1994 | Optimist's dream | Joel Davajan |
| HOTORCOLD | Mon Jun 16, 1997 | Sandwich choice | Gene Newman |
| INSULATIONS | Sat Feb 15, 2025 | They cover top stories | David P. Williams |
| KORBUT | Sun Dec 30, 2001 | Gymnastics legend | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| LEFTTODIE | Mon Aug 22, 2011 | Abandoned, in a way | Milo Beckman |
| LINGEROVER | Sun Feb 24, 2013 | Keep at awhile | Joe DiPietro |
| LOSTSLEEP | Mon Jul 22, 2024 | Tossed and turned | Laura Dershewitz |
| LOWCOSTAIRLINES | Fri Sep 7, 2012 | Options for reduced fare | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| NEVEU | Tue Jun 28, 2016 | Niece's counterpart, in French | Alex Vratsanos |
| NOLLE | Sun Aug 10, 2014 | ___ prosequi ("proceed no further" court entry) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| NYPDBLUE | Thu Jul 13, 1995 | TV premiere of 9/21/93 | A.J. Santora |
| PLAYASCENE | Mon Sep 11, 2006 | Do some acting | Lynn Lempel |
| POSTHOLE | Thu Nov 4, 2010 | Fence builder's starting point | Mike Nothnagel |
| PRODUCTION | Thu Oct 14, 2010 | Factory output | Jim Hilger |
| RECK | Sun Apr 14, 1996 | Be of importance, old-style | Henry Hook |
| REEMPLOY | Sun Nov 4, 2012 | Put on the job again | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ROADSTEAD | Sun Nov 24, 2019 | Partly sheltered area near land in which vessels ride at anchor | Frank Longo |
| ROCKEDTHEBOAT | Tue Feb 4, 1997 | Caused disharmony | G. R. Ferguson |
| RODINS | Sun Mar 12, 2006 | "The Thinker" and "The Kiss," e.g. | Daniel C. Bryant |
| ROLLONDEODORANT | Fri Aug 9, 1996 | Protection, of sorts | D. Tuller |
| RUMEN | Sat Mar 3, 2007 | Cow's first stomach | Karen M. Tracey |
| SHOTTOHELL | Mon Oct 2, 2017 | Utterly ruined, informally | Trenton Charlson |
| SIGNSOFF | Thu Jun 29, 1995 | Stops broadcasting | Matt Gaffney |
| SKINDIVERS | Sat Jun 6, 2020 | Key explorers | Doug Peterson |
| THENFALLCAESAR | Thu Sep 9, 1999 | Julius's last words | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| THEUPRIGHTS | Sun Oct 31, 2004 | Untackled players? | Patrick Merrell |
| VARYING | Mon Apr 8, 2019 | Changing from time to time | Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen |
| WHERETHEWILDTHINGSARE | Sun Feb 22, 2026 | Noah's Ark | Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp |