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 50,873 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABCDEFG | Sat Mar 5, 2005 | Classic nursery song opener | Bob Peoples |
| ALABAMASLAMMER | Mon Dec 9, 2024 | Cocktail made with Southern Comfort, sloe gin, amaretto and orange juice | Elliot Caroll |
| BABYSHOWER | Fri Jan 16, 2026 | Coming-out party? | Kyle Dolan |
| BACKSWING | Thu Mar 9, 2023 | *Start of a golfer's action | Simeon Seigel |
| BELOWTHEBELT | Thu Aug 1, 2024 | *Like some nasty habits | Rajeswari Rajamani |
| BIRTHDAYKICK | Sun Nov 7, 2004 | Complaint that one didn't get enough presents? | Con Pederson |
| BLOODLUST | Wed Jan 19, 2011 | Rambo's drive | Kristian House |
| CHEESEFONDUE | Tue Aug 17, 2021 | You might dip 37-Down in this at a dinner party | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| COHOSTS | Thu Dec 31, 2015 | They share the air | Ben Tausig |
| FOOTGEAR | Fri Aug 6, 1999 | Last things? | Raymond Hamel |
| FOREVERSTAMP | Fri Jan 3, 2014 | Certain rate-hike circumvention | Barry C. Silk and Brad Wilber |
| FRUITFLIES | Sun Nov 3, 2013 | Short-lived pests ... or an alternative title for this puzzle | Andy Kravis and Victor Barocas |
| GITANOS | Sun Feb 2, 2025 | Jeans popular in the 1980s | Derrick Niederman |
| GOVERNMENTISSUE | Fri Jul 24, 2009 | A soldier's gear, for example | Patrick Berry |
| HAVEABEEF | Mon Feb 20, 2006 | Feel aggrieved | Doug Peterson |
| ICHDIEN | Thu Apr 22, 2004 | Motto of the Prince of Wales | Daniel C. Bryant |
| IDEAMONGER | Sat Apr 15, 2000 | Philosopher | Raymond Hamel |
| INHOC | Sat Apr 7, 2012 | "___ signo vinces" (Constantine I's motto) | Robert H. Wolfe |
| LOAMIER | Fri Nov 11, 2011 | More rich, as soil | Alex Vratsanos |
| LOOKBOOK | Fri Jan 15, 2021 | Fashion designer's portfolio | Josh Knapp |
| MADEBACK | Tue Oct 8, 2024 | Recouped, as an investment | Justin Werfel |
| MILLIESMALL | Sun Aug 10, 2014 | *Singer with the 1964 #2 hit "My Boy Lollipop" [the Bushes 41] | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MOSSGROWN | Sat Dec 28, 2002 | Old-fashioned | Rich Norris |
| MULTIMILLIONAIRES | Thu Dec 23, 2004 | Fat cats | Nancy Salomon |
| NIGHTWATCHMAN | Sun Jan 22, 2012 | Bad occupation for Sleepy? | Adam Fromm |
| OLIVINE | Sat May 20, 2006 | Peridot, e.g. | Bob Klahn |
| OSTEOLOGY | Sat Apr 11, 2020 | Ribs course? | Erik Agard and Wyna Liu |
| PARTLY | Thu Dec 5, 2002 | Not all the way | Joe DiPietro |
| PITAGAINST | Tue Sep 24, 2019 | Set in direct opposition to | John Guzzetta |
| POLTERGEISTS | Wed Jul 25, 2018 | Things that go bump in the night | Emily Carroll |
| PRAISERS | Tue Nov 22, 1994 | Eulogists | Wayne Robert Williams |
| PROJECTGUTENBERG | Sun Jan 5, 2020 | "We can't hear you in the back, Johannes!"? | Will Nediger |
| REAVOW | Wed Nov 27, 1996 | Admit again | R. Hughes |
| RICHARDRODGERS | Wed Jun 11, 1997 | "Blue Moon" composer | Rich Norris |
| ROCKETJSQUIRREL | Wed Sep 21, 2016 | Flying furry friend from Frostbite Falls, formally | Matthew Sewell |
| SANTAPHOTOS | Sat Feb 14, 2026 | They're often taken in December | David Karp |
| STOCKINGS | Sun Jun 4, 2000 | Some Christmas decorations | Martin Schneider |
| SUPERBOWLWIN | Sun Nov 5, 2023 | Bare feet | Rich Katz |
| TAINTEDLOVE | Fri Oct 11, 2019 | 1982 Soft Cell hit that spent 43 weeks on the Billboard charts | Andy Kravis |
| THEGRANDCANYON | Tue Jan 20, 2026 | Historic destination for Pueblo pilgrimages | Jonathan Raksin |