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 50,793 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMESBROTHERS | Mon May 13, 2013 | "Rag Mop" hitmakers, 1950 | Allan E. Parrish |
| ANNIELEIBOVITZ | Wed Feb 27, 2002 | Noted celebrity photographer | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| BAHRAINI | Wed Jan 7, 2009 | Native of one of the Gulf States | William Frank Macreery |
| BAYONETING | Sat Feb 9, 2019 | Taking a stab at? | Ryan McCarty |
| BEAMENDS | Sat Dec 30, 2006 | Deck support borders | Rich Norris |
| BERYLLIUM | Wed Mar 9, 2016 | Fourth element on the periodic table | John Guzzetta |
| BIGTALKER | Fri Mar 24, 2017 | Boastful sort | Michael Hawkins and John Guzzetta |
| BOLTCUTTERS | Fri Dec 16, 2022 | Last resort for a locksmith | Kameron Austin Collins |
| CITYLINE | Wed Jan 6, 2016 | Place for a "Welcome to" sign | Jules P. Markey |
| CRISPYTACO | Sat Feb 5, 2011 | Food that makes a crunch | Mark Diehl |
| CUFFLINKS | Tue Nov 17, 2009 | Dress shirt accessories | John Farmer |
| CUTSINTO | Thu Jul 24, 2014 | Interrupts, as a broadcast | David Phillips |
| DAYGAME | Sun Sep 25, 2005 | Half of a double-header, maybe | Matt Skoczen |
| DJPAULYD | Sat Jan 4, 2014 | "Jersey Shore" housemate's music-biz name | Kyle Dolan |
| EARLOFAVON | Fri Jun 14, 2002 | Title for Sir Anthony Eden | Randolph Ross |
| FOILPAPER | Sat Feb 24, 2007 | It's brilliant in handicrafts | Byron Walden |
| FRANDRESCHER | Sun Sep 7, 2003 | 1990's sitcom star | Alan Arbesfeld |
| HIDDENMIKE | Fri Feb 17, 2017 | Bug | David Steinberg |
| JOHNLEWIS | Wed Feb 3, 2021 | Civil rights icon who led a historic march from Selma to Montgomery on 3/7/1965 | Yacob Yonas |
| LADYSNIGHT | Thu Mar 2, 2006 | Women-only affair? (G.K.) | Patrick Merrell |
| LOOKOUTMOUNTAIN | Sun Jun 19, 2011 | "You're in danger, tall hill!" | Patrick Berry |
| MILITARIES | Sat Feb 15, 2014 | Engagement parties? | Julian Lim |
| MIMICKING | Thu Mar 14, 1996 | Making like | R. Silvestri |
| NOSEAROUND | Mon Feb 11, 2008 | Snoop | Ken Bessette |
| PARKINGGARAGES | Sat Nov 23, 2019 | Places where drivers get tickets | Trenton Charlson |
| PEERLESS | Wed Sep 13, 1995 | Incomparable | Eileen Lexau |
| PRINTERINK | Sat Mar 16, 2019 | It comes in cartridges | Andrew J. Ries |
| RUMINATES | Thu Jul 20, 2023 | Chews (on) | Drew Schmenner |
| SCENICAREA | Thu Dec 20, 2018 | Place for a picnic along a highway | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| SETARECORD | Fri Oct 5, 2018 | More than just won | Robyn Weintraub |
| SWEEPSUP | Fri Jun 19, 1998 | Cleans, in a way | A. J. Santora |
| THEHICCUPS | Wed Jul 26, 2000 | What drinking may cure | William I. Johnston |
| THEINSIDER | Sat Mar 14, 2015 | 1999 Crowe/Pacino film nominated for seven Oscars | James Mulhern |
| THELAPOFLUXURY | Thu Jun 14, 2001 | Quaff from a gold-plated dog bowl? | Mark Diehl |
| TIGERSTRIPE | Thu Jun 27, 2013 | Michigan ballplayer's rubbish | Sean Dobbin |
| TOPSPEED | Sun Oct 19, 2025 | Competitive athlete's goal, perhaps | Daniel Grinberg |
| TOTALWAR | Thu Mar 10, 2022 | All-out military conflict | John Westwig |
| WARMBODY | Thu Oct 1, 2015 | Any old person, so to speak | John Guzzetta |
| WECOOL | Wed Aug 2, 2017 | "No hard feelings, man, right?" | Bruce Haight |
| WHIRLWINDTOUR | Sun Oct 31, 2021 | Hectic trip abroad | Alex Eaton-Salners |