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 50,595 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABCDAYTIMEHOSTS | Mon Dec 25, 2006 | Regis Philbin and others | Adam G. Perl |
| BAKKE | Sun Aug 9, 1998 | Winner of a noted 1978 Supreme Court case | Christopher Hurt |
| BELLICOSE | Sat Apr 16, 1994 | Jingoistic | Rand H. Burns |
| CADDYSHACK | Fri Feb 1, 2002 | Chase scenes abound in this movie | Pat M. Hugel |
| CARESSING | Tue Mar 4, 2025 | Tenderly stroking | Hanh Huynh |
| CASHONLY | Sat Aug 29, 2020 | No credit, say | Michael Hawkins |
| CASSANDRAS | Fri Oct 6, 2006 | Vocal pessimists | Nancy Joline |
| CHANCECARD | Sat Aug 1, 2020 | It might say "Pay poor tax of $15" | Adam Aaronson and Paolo Pasco |
| CLOSEDDOORS | Sun Aug 29, 2004 | See 70-Down | Manny Nosowsky |
| CLOSELOOK | Tue Mar 17, 2015 | Inspection | David Phillips |
| DASHIN | Thu Nov 7, 2019 | Enter quickly | Joe DiPietro |
| EGGCUPS | Sun Oct 4, 2009 | Breakfast dishware | Todd McClary |
| GOTOBLAZES | Wed Aug 27, 1997 | "Get lost!" | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| HAPTICS | Fri Aug 13, 2021 | Study of touch, as with smartphone screens | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins |
| HATBOX | Sun Aug 26, 2012 | Storage item ... or one of six in this puzzle? | Amanda Yesnowitz and Doug Peterson |
| HOWD | Wed Apr 16, 2025 | "___ it go?" | Kathy Bloomer |
| INVALIDS | Fri May 4, 2001 | Some shut-ins | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| LOVEA | Wed Nov 28, 2007 | "I ___ Parade" | Ray Fontenot |
| MEDIOCRE | Sat Apr 6, 2024 | Nothing to write home about | Byron Walden |
| MRBOND | Wed Nov 13, 1996 | 007, to Goldfinger | M. Nosowsky |
| NOTWORTHAWHOOP | Thu Feb 3, 1994 | Nothing to shout about | A.J. Santora |
| ONAUCTION | Sun Nov 28, 2010 | Up for bidding | Jeremy Newton |
| ORGANICCHEMISTRY | Sun May 13, 2018 | Good name for a dating site for lovers of natural foods? | Neville Fogarty and Erik Agard |
| PETERPAULANDMARY | Sun Jun 17, 2018 | Folk trio | Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard |
| POTATOSKIN | Wed Aug 11, 2021 | "Stuffed" food item at a pub | Joe DiPietro |
| RATTLEOFF | Sun Jun 16, 2019 | Recite from memory | Joel Fagliano |
| RETURNFIRE | Thu Nov 7, 2013 | Fight back | Alan DerKazarian |
| RIGHTOH | Sat Jan 26, 2013 | "Indeed, mate" | Raymond C. Young |
| SLURSOVER | Sun Apr 30, 2000 | Elides | Cathy Millhauser |
| STARTTO | Wed Feb 20, 2008 | Opening of | Chuck Hamilton |
| THANKSAHEAP | Fri Dec 1, 2023 | Sarcastic expression of gratitude | Jem Burch |
| THEEIGHTIES | Tue Sep 4, 2018 | When Pac-Man and Rubik's Cube were popular ... or a phonetic hint for 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across | Bruce Haight |
| TOAFARETHEEWELL | Sat Aug 3, 2013 | Perfectly | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson |
| TUMBLR | Sat Apr 23, 2016 | Blogging site owned by Yahoo | Paolo Pasco |
| VNECKBLOUSE | Wed Feb 21, 1996 | Middy | F. & L. Sabin |
| WILLIEHERNANDEZ | Sat Dec 22, 2001 | Detroit player, 1984 American League M.V.P. | Trip Payne |
| WINEFRIDGE | Thu Sep 1, 2022 | Vintage appliance? | John Wrenholt |
| WINEMAKING | Fri May 18, 2018 | Industry filled with press releases | Ryan McCarty |
| YOUSENDME | Tue Sep 20, 2016 | Sam Cooke's first #1 hit | Tracy Bennett |
| ZIPOUT | Mon Jun 3, 2013 | Like some detachable linings | John Lampkin |