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 50,544 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRONOMIC | Sat May 19, 2012 | Like telescopes | Patrick Berry |
| BAMBOOS | Thu Oct 31, 1996 | Furniture materials | L. Sidway |
| BEATBOXERS | Wed Jun 10, 2020 | Vocal percussionists | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| BEERLEAGUE | Sat Jan 11, 2020 | Recreational sports association for adults | Andrew J. Ries |
| BOTCHES | Sun Mar 29, 2009 | Messes up | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| BRAGGER | Thu Dec 11, 1997 | Rodomontade user | Trip Payne |
| BRIDESMAID | Mon Nov 23, 2020 | Wedding attendant | Stanley Newman |
| BYEFORNOW | Tue Aug 29, 2006 | "Later!" | David Pringle |
| DEEMSFIT | Mon Apr 10, 2023 | Considers to be appropriate | Gia Bosko |
| DROOPIER | Sat Mar 2, 2002 | Less spirited | Jim Page |
| EDUCTIVE | Mon Jan 16, 1995 | Inferential | Walter Covell |
| EQUIVOCATE | Fri Dec 24, 1999 | Weasel | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ESKIMODOGS | Sun Apr 22, 2012 | They're mushed | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein |
| FINDERS | Mon Jul 12, 2004 | "___ keepers ..." | Gregory E. Paul |
| FIREDEPARTMENTS | Fri Oct 4, 2002 | They're lifesavers | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| GAUNTER | Wed Aug 8, 2012 | More haggard | Peter A. Collins |
| GROGSHOP | Fri Jan 29, 1999 | English-style saloon | Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon |
| HANGINGAROUND | Sat Jun 29, 2013 | Loitering | Joe Krozel |
| HOLODECKS | Sun Nov 7, 2021 | "Star Trek" virtual reality chambers | Sid Sivakumar |
| INROMEDOASTHEROMANSDO | Sun Jan 16, 1994 | Proverb giving a clue to this puzzle | Ernst Theimer |
| JAIHO | Sun Jun 27, 2021 | Oscar-winning song from "Slumdog Millionaire" | Ross Trudeau and Lindsey Hobbs |
| KITCARSON | Sat Mar 14, 2009 | Eponym of a national forest in New Mexico | Barry C. Silk |
| LIMITEDRUN | Fri Jan 7, 2022 | Broadway show where everyone knows the ending? | Robyn Weintraub |
| MATZOTH | Thu Aug 1, 2002 | Passover fare | William I. Johnston |
| MINCEMEATPIE | Tue Nov 23, 1999 | Fruity, flaky dessert | Nancy Salomon |
| NEARTHEEND | Thu Nov 18, 1999 | Almost done | Alan Arbesfeld |
| NINETOSIX | Sat Sep 26, 1998 | Long hours | Jerry Ferguson |
| PIECER | Thu Dec 11, 1997 | Textile joiner | Trip Payne |
| PLOSIVES | Sat Nov 2, 2024 | P, B, D, T, K and G | Blake Slonecker |
| REENGAGES | Sun May 5, 2002 | Fights again | Patrick Berry |
| REPEATINGRIFLES | Mon May 17, 1999 | Weapons since the late 19th century | Ethan Cooper |
| RESEAU | Sun Nov 16, 2008 | Meshed foundation in lace | Merl Reagle |
| SEWUPAVICTORY | Mon Mar 20, 2006 | Clinch the game | Earl W. Reed and Nancy Salomon |
| SOUTHERNFLORIDA | Fri Mar 19, 1999 | Place to find keys | Mark Diehl |
| SPEAKINGROLE | Fri Jun 28, 2024 | No small part | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano |
| STOLEAPEEK | Sat Mar 23, 2024 | Looked quickly | Sam Ezersky |
| THENEREIDS | Wed Oct 3, 2018 | Sea nymphs, in Greek mythology | Jennifer Nutt |
| THUDDING | Sun Jan 10, 2021 | Hitting the ground heavily | Alex Bajcz |
| WINDBAG | Sat Jul 9, 1994 | Gabber | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| WINDERMERE | Tue Nov 1, 1994 | Oscar Wilde lady | Christopher Page |