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 50,531 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALIGHTED | Wed Jan 4, 2012 | Came down | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ATTRACTIVE | Wed Jul 6, 2022 | Tempting, as an offer | Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen |
| BARONIAL | Sat Jan 10, 2009 | Style of envelope for greeting cards | Bob Klahn |
| BISTATE | Sat Aug 18, 2001 | Like some port authorities | Rich Norris |
| BITESONESTONGUE | Thu Jun 4, 1998 | Refrains from an indiscreet remark | Frances Hansen |
| BUNGLER | Mon Mar 6, 2023 | One prone to mistakes | Lynn Lempel |
| CATAWBAS | Sat Jan 16, 2010 | Carolina natives | Ned White |
| DCLIV | Sun Jun 8, 1997 | Year St. Eugene became Pope | Richard Silvestri |
| DEADLINES | Mon Oct 28, 2024 | "Submit by" dates | Michael Lieberman |
| DEONS | Sat Oct 9, 2010 | Actor Richmond and singer Jackson | Joe Krozel |
| DEVILSTOWER | Mon Aug 29, 2016 | Noted rock formation in 39-Across | David Steinberg |
| EDDBYRNES | Tue Aug 30, 2011 | Actor in 1960s TV's "77 Sunset Strip" | Bernice Gordon |
| EXCISIONS | Sat Sep 5, 1998 | Removals | Thomas W. Schier |
| FACEOUT | Sun Oct 29, 2017 | Look onto the street, say | Ross Trudeau |
| HAPPYBDAY | Wed May 15, 2024 | "Best wishes for your once-a-year celebration!" (and a wish for solvers of this puzzle) | MaryEllen Uthlaut |
| ISSUEDATE | Sun Mar 30, 2014 | Info on a magazine cover | Peter A. Collins |
| MEREDITH | Tue May 9, 2000 | New Hampshire town on a lake | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MOVEDUP | Fri Dec 11, 1998 | Accelerated | Joe DiPietro |
| NATURALHAIR | Wed Jul 29, 1998 | Afro | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| PAUPERED | Thu Apr 2, 2015 | Brought to financial ruin | Joe Krozel and Timothy Polin |
| PERCENTAGEERROR | Sat May 18, 2013 | Indicator of how accurate a numerical guess is | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| POULTRYFARM | Tue Nov 20, 2018 | Turkey's place | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| PRINCESSPEACH | Tue Jun 1, 2021 | Mario's love interest in Super Mario games | Finn Vigeland |
| RALPHWALDO | Wed Mar 13, 1996 | First two of an essayist and poet | W. R. Williams |
| RAVIS | Sun Jun 8, 1997 | Shankar and others | Richard Silvestri |
| REINDEERCALVES | Sun Jan 2, 2022 | CERISE + LAVENDER = certain baby animals | Paolo Pasco |
| REMASH | Sun Jan 16, 1994 | Pulverize the spuds some more | Ernst Theimer |
| ROYALPALACE | Fri Dec 1, 2023 | Landmark in Madrid, Oslo or Brussels | Jem Burch |
| RUSTPROOF | Sun Oct 21, 2001 | Like bronze or tin | Robert H. Wolfe |
| SAMUELCHASE | Fri Aug 22, 2025 | Founding father who is the only Supreme Court justice to have ever been impeached | Gia Bosko |
| SEATCOVERS | Tue Jan 2, 2007 | Upholstery protectors | Sarah Keller |
| SHEPHERDSPIE | Sun Nov 19, 2023 | Steers the dessert cart? | Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi |
| SPINTHEBOTTLE | Thu Jan 14, 2021 | Classic party game ... or a hint to solving the answers that intersect circles | Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz |
| STANDISH | Wed Sep 5, 2007 | Miles from Plymouth | Richard Silvestri |
| STOLGA | Sun Sep 5, 2010 | Her feast day is Jul. 11 | Will Nediger |
| STOPORDER | Tue Apr 19, 2016 | "Buy" or "sell" directive at a specified price | David J. Kahn |
| TAKEONESCUEFROM | Fri Oct 12, 2012 | Follow, as a leader | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| TILTH | Sun Apr 17, 1994 | Cultivated land | R. M. Hopkins |
| UNSAFER | Fri Aug 22, 2008 | Condomless vis-à-vis protected | Kevin G. Der |
| WATCHWHATYOUSAY | Wed Sep 14, 1994 | Lip readers do this | Harvey Estes |