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 50,640 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRPILLO | Sat Oct 18, 2003 | Dr. Scholl's insole brand | Myles Callum |
| ALCORN | Thu Feb 9, 2006 | Mississippi's ___ State University | Ethan Cooper |
| AROUNDNOON | Wed Oct 4, 2017 | Where "midday" and "one" are in the dictionary? | Evan Mahnken |
| BARGAININGCHIP | Fri Oct 14, 2016 | Threat of a strike, in labor negotiations | Natan Last |
| BIGSTINKS | Tue Nov 4, 2014 | Critic's negative review of a 1988 Hanks film? | Joel Fagliano |
| CATAWBA | Thu Dec 27, 2018 | Carolina tribe that allied with the colonists in the American Revolution | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| COCHAIRS | Thu Jan 5, 2023 | Runs together, in a way | Emily Carroll |
| CONTENDERS | Fri Jul 22, 1994 | Not the reigning champs | Raymond Hamel |
| DAYTIMER | Sun Apr 16, 2000 | Big name in personal planners | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| DIDDLEY | Fri Apr 14, 1995 | Bo with guitar | Manny Nosowsky |
| DRINKYPOO | Sun Apr 13, 2025 | Little tipple, cutesily | John Kugelman |
| DUSTBINS | Sun Sep 3, 1995 | Ashcans, in London | Ernie Furtado |
| EYESHOTS | Sat Mar 15, 2003 | Views | Adam Cohen |
| FACSIMILE | Mon Dec 19, 2016 | Exact copy | Jason Mueller |
| FIREFLY | Thu Jul 21, 2016 | Night light? | Jason Flinn |
| GABION | Sun May 15, 1994 | Pier support | Charles M. Deber |
| GREATEMANCIPATOR | Sun May 29, 2022 | Another epithet for this puzzle's subject | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen |
| HONGCHAU | Wed Jul 5, 2023 | Best Supporting Actress nominee for "The Whale," 2022 | Joe Deeney |
| IMPULSEBUY | Fri Jan 16, 2009 | Many an item at a checkout line | Mike Nothnagel |
| JACKHAMMER | Tue Mar 28, 2006 | It pounds the pavement | Jim Hyres |
| JEDIMINDTRICKS | Sat Aug 6, 2016 | Manipulative use of the Force | David Phillips |
| LANDAT | Thu Apr 20, 2017 | Reach by air | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| LISPERS | Fri Jul 2, 1999 | Sylvester and others | Randolph Ross |
| MARLEEMATLIN | Sun Feb 24, 2008 | Actress (1986), director (1962) | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| MORNINGS | Sun Dec 25, 1994 | Early times | Randolph Ross |
| OMNIPRESENT | Fri Jul 25, 2014 | Like God | Peter A. Collins |
| OUTSHINES | Sat Apr 28, 2001 | Tops | Rich Norris |
| PARSERS | Sat May 6, 1995 | Grammarians, at times | Randolph Ross |
| POCHES | Sat Dec 6, 1997 | French pockets | David J. Kahn |
| PODIUMS | Sat Aug 14, 2010 | Stands above the crowd? | John Farmer |
| POINTOFORDER | Sat Jun 14, 2014 | Call for a meeting? | Alex Vratsanos |
| RECLINE | Mon Oct 2, 2017 | Lie back | Trenton Charlson |
| RHEES | Sat Sep 16, 1995 | Former Korean president and family | Bryant White |
| RUGDEALER | Sat Aug 9, 2008 | Certain bazaar merchant | Mark Diehl |
| SPRINKLER | Sun Jul 21, 2013 | Summer lawn sight | Tracy Bennett |
| TAXRETURNS | Sun May 26, 2013 | Ones going to Washington? | Joon Pahk and Jeremy Horwitz |
| THEMSTHEFACTS | Fri Mar 1, 2024 | "That's just how it is!" | Julian Xiao |
| TILTER | Sun Mar 1, 1998 | Joust contestant | Cathy Millhauser |
| TRAVISKELCE | Tue Sep 24, 2024 | Kansas City star? | Kevin L. Shellito |
| WASINDECISIVE | Wed Aug 30, 2006 | See 17-Across | Kyle Mahowald |