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 50,755 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDRINS | Sat Jan 20, 1996 | Insecticides | F. Longo |
| ARSNOVA | Wed Nov 8, 2017 | Classical music style whose name means "new art" | Joel Fagliano and Sam Ezersky |
| ARTGLASS | Sun Apr 13, 2014 | Fragile decoration | Dan Schoenholz |
| BLACKBEAR | Thu Feb 16, 2017 | University of Maine mascot | Keith Redwine |
| BREAKERONENINER | Sat Sep 27, 2014 | Words from a good buddy | Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany |
| DINH | Tue Dec 31, 1996 | Vietnam's Ngo ___ Diem | A. S. Verdesca |
| DUPERY | Fri Apr 24, 1998 | Double-dealing | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| ENCAMPMENT | Sun Feb 11, 1996 | The buck private stops here | Harvey Estes |
| FLATCARS | Thu Nov 28, 2002 | Vagabonds' transportation, maybe | Patrick Merrell |
| GOBELIN | Sat Oct 28, 1995 | Fine French tapestry | Chuck Deodene |
| GODIM | Fri May 17, 2024 | Fade out | Hemant Mehta |
| HIGHENERGY | Tue Jul 8, 2014 | Like much snack food for hikers | Bruce Venzke and Gail Grabowski |
| KENNAN | Sun Dec 7, 2008 | Pulitzer winner for "Russia Leaves the War" | Jim Page |
| LAMBSTEW | Sat Oct 29, 2022 | Hearty dish popular in Ireland | Daniel Okulitch |
| LIVERANDONIONS | Sun Oct 31, 2021 | Traditional British entree | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| MOLDIER | Sun Jul 1, 2007 | More decayed | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais |
| NBAMVP | Tue Jul 20, 2021 | LeBron James or Stephen Curry, once, in brief | Sam Buchbinder |
| OPENEDFIRE | Fri Aug 9, 2013 | Launched the first round | Patrick Berry |
| ORGANMEAT | Sun Jun 8, 2025 | Offal | John Kugelman |
| OVALLY | Sun Jun 25, 1995 | How to draw an egg | Frances Hansen |
| PAINTBYNUMBER | Fri Oct 18, 2024 | Digital art? | Jesse Cohn |
| PATRONAL | Sat Aug 10, 2002 | Supporting the arts, say | Dana Motley |
| PETTYOFFICERS | Mon Aug 16, 2004 | Boatswains, e.g. | Joy C. Frank |
| PUNNED | Fri May 13, 2011 | Made Berne burn? | Joe Krozel |
| RALPHKINER | Fri Aug 26, 2005 | Pirate legend | Joe DiPietro |
| ROCKERS | Fri May 11, 2007 | You don't sit still in them | Patrick Berry |
| ROUNDHOUSE | Sun Aug 12, 2018 | Wide-swinging blow | Ross Trudeau |
| SHIPOFFOOLS | Tue Jun 22, 2010 | 1965 Vivien Leigh movie | Barry C. Silk |
| SLANDERED | Sat Oct 11, 1997 | Like a victim of calumny | Fred Piscop |
| SNORLAX | Sat Mar 28, 2026 | Pokémon that wakes only to eat | Katie Hoody |
| SORBENT | Sun Apr 17, 1994 | Moisture collector | R. M. Hopkins |
| SPALL | Sun Jan 11, 2015 | Break up, as concrete | Peter A. Collins |
| STARGELL | Thu Feb 1, 1996 | Former Pirate slugger Willie | L. Sidway |
| THANKSAHEAP | Fri Dec 1, 2023 | Sarcastic expression of gratitude | Jem Burch |
| THEPOWEROFLOVE | Sun Jan 16, 2022 | x0 (#1, 1985) | Derrick Niederman |
| THEUNDEAD | Wed May 31, 2000 | Zombies, collectively | M. Francis Vuolo |
| TINSOLDIERS | Sun Nov 2, 2025 | Typically red-coated toy figurines | Rafael Musa |
| TOOKAPASS | Thu Jul 11, 2002 | Didn't participate | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| TOWPATHS | Sat Jun 18, 2005 | Canal adjuncts | Sherry O. Blackard |
| YMHAS | Sun Dec 31, 2006 | Jewish orgs. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |