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 50,908 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLANTE | Sat Feb 11, 2012 | Late 1980s Cadillac | Joe Krozel |
| ARSENICAL | Sat Feb 17, 2007 | Like some poisoning | Robert H. Wolfe |
| ATTENDON | Wed Apr 24, 2013 | Serve, as a maid would a lady | Clive Probert |
| AWAYGAMES | Thu Oct 2, 2008 | Road trip events | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| BEGFORMERCY | Mon Nov 17, 2008 | Seek compassionate treatment | Paula Gamache |
| BISTATE | Sat Aug 18, 2001 | Like some port authorities | Rich Norris |
| BLUEJACKETS | Sun Jun 4, 2023 | N.H.L. team from Ohio ... or a description of 93-Across? | Rafael Musa |
| BOILANEGG | Fri May 27, 2005 | Lesson #1 in cooking | Manny Nosowsky |
| BUYTHEFARM | Sun Aug 9, 2015 | Need rural real estate investor to ... | Melanie Miller |
| CAYENNEPEPPER | Sun Nov 4, 2018 | Paprika lookalike | Patrick Berry |
| CUMSHAW | Sun Oct 15, 1995 | Gratuity | Mel Rosen |
| DONEUP | Sun May 3, 2015 | Beautified | Dan Schoenholz |
| DYSPHEMISM | Fri Jul 30, 2004 | Calling a Jaguar XK a jalopy, say | Manny Nosowsky |
| FRUITLESSLY | Thu Aug 7, 2025 | In vain ... or how to read the answers to 17-, 25-, 49- and 58-Across | Ben Zimmer |
| GETONEFREE | Mon Jun 7, 1999 | End of a come-on to bargain hunters | Robert O. Dillman |
| GOINGFULLCIRCLE | Sun Oct 27, 2024 | Completing a cycle, like 84-Down in this puzzle? | Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen |
| GOTNAKED | Sat Sep 2, 2023 | Lost at strip poker | Rebecca Goldstein |
| HAMMED | Fri Jan 4, 2008 | Overplayed? | Raymond C. Young |
| ICEPICKS | Sun Dec 22, 1996 | They produce chips off the old block | F. Hansen |
| LIESDOWN | Fri Nov 29, 2013 | Rests | Ned White |
| LITERATES | Sat Sep 8, 2001 | Readers, e.g. | Jim Page |
| LIVEDALIE | Fri Jun 26, 2009 | Was perpetually dishonest | Lynn Lempel |
| MURPHYBROWN | Wed Mar 17, 2004 | Candice Bergen role | A. J. Santora |
| MUTELY | Sun Sep 1, 1996 | In an unspeakable way | D. J. Kahn |
| NOTTOBEBELIEVED | Mon Mar 14, 2005 | Possibly prompting a reply like 25-, 47- or 62-Across | Robert Malinow |
| PERVS | Sat Mar 17, 2018 | Sickos | Roland Huget |
| PLAYLISTS | Sun Jan 12, 2003 | Deejays consult them | Patrick Berry |
| PROSAICAL | Sun Jul 31, 2005 | Commonplace | Mark Feldman |
| PROTIPS | Sun Jul 19, 2020 | Expert advice | Wyna Liu |
| ROOTERS | Fri Oct 26, 2007 | Cheering section | David Quarfoot |
| ROUNDERS | Sun Jul 17, 2022 | 1998 Matt Damon film featuring this puzzle's game | Greg Slovacek |
| SAIDUNCLE | Sun Oct 29, 2023 | Gave in | Alina Abidi |
| SCARYCLOWN | Wed Feb 28, 2024 | Someone terrorizing kids in a 1986 Stephen King novel | Greg Snitkin |
| SORRYLOTS | Wed Mar 24, 1999 | Bad lands? | Nancy Salomon |
| STELLATE | Wed Dec 4, 1996 | Star-shaped | M. E. Skolsky |
| SUPERLATIVE | Thu Jan 11, 2024 | Like an accomplishment worthy of Guinness | Damon Gulczynski |
| TIENDAS | Wed Jan 31, 1996 | Stores on the Plaza del Sol | M. Gaffney |
| TOFUSCRAMBLE | Mon Mar 20, 2023 | Vegan version of a classic brunch dish | Adam Vincent |
| YOUNGBUCKS | Tue Aug 22, 2023 | Royalties from Neil's "Heart of Gold"? | Jay Silverman |
| YOUTUBED | Sun Mar 22, 2015 | Watched some online videos | Jeremy Newton |