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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIMFORTHESTARS | Wed Jun 2, 1999 | Toothpaste sold in Hollywood? | Nancy Salomon |
| ASALLGETOUT | Sun Dec 4, 2016 | Like you wouldn't believe | Bruce Haight |
| BOXERREBELLION | Mon Jul 25, 2016 | 1899-1901 uprising in China | Kevin Christian |
| BUTANES | Fri Aug 12, 2005 | Lighter fuels | Manny Nosowsky |
| BUTCHER | Thu Jun 5, 2025 | *Someone who knows how the sausage gets made? | Timothy Gaetz |
| COMESON | Sun Oct 31, 1999 | Begins airing | Frank A. Longo |
| CONSTITUTE | Fri Dec 4, 2009 | Make up | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| CRAYONBOX | Sun Jan 29, 2017 | Container that may have a sharpener | Jim Hyres and David Steinberg |
| DIALO | Tue Nov 27, 2012 | Connect with an operator | Peter A. Collins |
| ECOHOTEL | Thu Aug 24, 2023 | Green booking | Robin Yu |
| ENBAS | Thu Dec 30, 1993 | Downstairs: Fr. | A.J. Santora |
| FEELSO | Sat Jan 10, 1998 | Elvis's "I ___ Bad" | Mark Diehl |
| FLORISTS | Thu Nov 3, 2016 | Glad handlers? | Mel Rosen |
| FOODSTAPLE | Sat Aug 17, 2019 | Corn or rice | Michael Hawkins |
| FORTUNECOOKIES | Thu Aug 5, 1999 | After-dinner entertainment? | A. J. Santora |
| HATTRICKS | Wed Oct 4, 2023 | Sensational scoring feats or sensational songs | Gary Larson |
| IAGOS | Wed Oct 27, 1999 | Villainous Shakespearean roles | Chris Sallade |
| INALLCAPS | Sun Apr 12, 2026 | How an urgent text may be written | Lance Enfinger and John Kugelman |
| ISAIDSTOP | Sat Jan 24, 2026 | "Enough already!" | Adrian Johnson and Ryan McCarty |
| LOOKWHATIFOUND | Sun Mar 13, 2016 | Discoverer's cry | Tom McCoy |
| MAYPOLES | Sun Sep 17, 2017 | Old outdoor dance sights | Mark MacLachlan |
| NONTRADITIONAL | Sun Oct 18, 2009 | Like 43-Down's design for 23-/29-Across | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| PENTAS | Fri Dec 9, 1994 | Some hotels | Matt Gaffney |
| RECONNECTED | Fri Jan 27, 2006 | Back together | Sherry O. Blackard |
| REGISTRIES | Thu Nov 11, 1999 | Record holders | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| REPOLISH | Thu Dec 12, 1996 | Brush up again | J. R. Conrad |
| REVERSEMORTGAGE | Thu Mar 16, 2006 | Home equity conversion | Ben Tausig |
| REWAGER | Sun May 26, 1996 | Parlay a bet | R. Ross |
| SLAMDUNKS | Sun Sep 7, 2025 | Sure things | Derrick Niederman |
| SNOWNADO | Sat Apr 13, 2024 | Portmanteau for a rare winter phenomenon | Jess Rucks |
| SPEEDRUN | Fri Mar 14, 2025 | Completing a video game as fast as possible, say | Brandon Koppy |
| SQUAREINCH | Sun Oct 16, 2011 | See shaded letters intersected by this answer | Joel Fagliano |
| STAUBACH | Sun Jan 18, 2015 | QB who led the Cowboys to victories in Super Bowls VI and XII | Joe Krozel |
| SUNDAYSCARIES | Fri Sep 29, 2023 | Feeling of dread before the start of the workweek, in slang | Malaika Handa |
| TESTPAGE | Sat Mar 17, 2012 | Check that's inked, perhaps | David Quarfoot |
| THECARPENTERS | Wed Dec 28, 2016 | Pop group suggested by 17-, 25-, 47- and 58-Across | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| TWINBEDS | Fri May 16, 2003 | Ship's cabin features, maybe | Michael Shteyman |
| WARHEADS | Sun Nov 22, 2015 | Sour candy brand | Samuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen |
| WHOLENOTES | Thu Apr 12, 2007 | They're shown by open ovals | Jim Page |
| WWJD | Sat Apr 25, 2020 | Christian bracelet letters | Andrew J. Ries |