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 50,272 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLISTRUE | Sat Apr 27, 2019 | Original title of Shakespeare's "Henry VIII" (the latter not used until the First Folio in 1623) | Joe Deeney |
| BASILICAS | Fri Jul 10, 2020 | Places of worship | John Lieb |
| BURNEDBRIDGES | Sun Dec 17, 2023 | Left jobs on bad terms, say | Jeremy Newton |
| CAROLKANE | Sun Mar 31, 2013 | Two-time Emmy-winning actress for "Taxi" | Caleb Madison |
| CHOCAHOLICS | Sun Dec 25, 2005 | Almond Joy nuts, perhaps | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| CLUBPRO | Sat Jan 8, 2022 | Certain sports instructor | Freddie Cheng |
| COAXERS | Mon May 23, 2005 | Persuaders | Robert Dillman |
| COMMISSION | Fri Jun 23, 2000 | Some people work on it | Noah Dephoure |
| COMMUTERRAIL | Wed Dec 6, 2006 | Some public transportation | Levi Denham |
| DARKSTARS | Sat Apr 12, 2014 | Relatives of black holes | Mel Rosen |
| DECIPHERED | Sat Dec 20, 1997 | Figured out, in a way | Rich Norris |
| DECRIER | Thu Jul 24, 1997 | Severe critic | Randall J. Hartman |
| EAGERNESS | Wed Aug 29, 2018 | Zeal | Alex Bajcz |
| EYESONLY | Fri Apr 26, 2013 | Dossier stamp | Michael Ashley |
| FROWNS | Fri Feb 19, 2010 | Displays displeasure | Victor Fleming |
| GOODNIGHTSSLEEP | Mon Jun 29, 2009 | Seven or eight hours, typically | Paula Gamache |
| GRANTLANDRICE | Sat Nov 6, 1999 | Immortalizer of Notre Dame's Four Horsemen | Joan Bayer Williamson |
| GRUMPYOLDMEN | Tue May 16, 2000 | 1993 Walter Matthau film | Peter Gordon |
| GRUNTERS | Thu Dec 15, 1994 | Weight lifters, at times | Rich Norris |
| KTWO | Sat Jun 19, 2010 | Peak on the Pakistani-Chinese border | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| LOWERTHEBAR | Mon Dec 2, 2019 | Reduce one's standards, as illustrated, respectively, in 3-, 5-, 7-, 40- and 28-Down | Lynn Lempel |
| MARESTAIL | Sat Feb 19, 2005 | Long, narrow cloud | Brad Wilber |
| MATERNITYWARD | Wed Sep 11, 2013 | Birth place | Patrick Blindauer |
| MEDIE | Fri Jun 9, 1995 | "Let ___ in a tavern...": The Archpoet | A.J. Santora |
| NICELIST | Fri Dec 24, 2021 | Yule log? | Evan Kalish |
| OPENMOUTHS | Sat Aug 16, 2025 | French kiss kissers | Byron Walden |
| PLUMPEST | Wed Jun 23, 2021 | Most desirable, say, as a ripe peach | Kate Hawkins |
| QUITETHEJOKER | Mon May 9, 2011 | A real wag | Nina Rulon-Miller |
| RADARBLIP | Mon May 4, 2015 | Plane's appearance on an air traffic controller's screen | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| RESTUPON | Sun Oct 10, 2021 | Overlie | Brandon Koppy |
| SECONDOPINION | Sat Oct 21, 2023 | What might be sought before a major decision | Kelly Morenus |
| SEEMOK | Thu Sep 22, 2022 | Appear to be fine | Helen Chen |
| SOCKMONKEYS | Sat Nov 13, 2010 | Kitschy stuffed toys | Mark Diehl |
| STEELJAWS | Sat Nov 27, 2010 | Features of some bear traps | Xan Vongsathorn |
| THECASTRO | Thu Dec 2, 2021 | Historic Bay Area neighborhood with a 600-square-foot rainbow flag | Rebecca Goldstein |
| THIRTYMINUTES | Thu Nov 23, 2017 | Halftime show? | Howard Barkin |
| TORELLI | Fri Feb 3, 2006 | Italian violinist Giuseppe ___ | Manny Nosowsky |
| TOUCHER | Sun Jan 9, 1994 | Faith healer, perhaps | Mel Rosen |
| UNIONSHOP | Sat Nov 7, 2009 | Local operation? | Bob Klahn |
| YEAHIKNOW | Sat Aug 5, 2017 | "You don't have to tell me twice!" | David Phillips |