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 50,425 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHAM | Sun Aug 11, 1996 | "What ___!" | M. Schneider |
| ALLOVERAGAIN | Mon Dec 20, 2004 | End of 17-Across | Kyle Mahowald |
| ARETINO | Fri Jul 19, 1996 | 16th-century Italian poet and satirist | D. Niles |
| ASBIGASAHOUSE | Sun Nov 4, 2018 | Awfully large | Patrick Berry |
| BAGBOYS | Tue Mar 9, 2004 | Supermarket helpers | Sarah Keller |
| BARQ | Sun Nov 3, 2024 | Eponym of a popular root beer brand | Sid Sivakumar |
| BLAZED | Mon Oct 28, 1996 | Burned brightly | R. Norris |
| CALLINGBIRDS | Sun Aug 2, 1998 | Yuletide foursome | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| CHURNUP | Fri Apr 27, 2001 | Roil | Mark Diehl |
| COMPUTERFREEZES | Sun Sep 5, 2004 | The network technician brought ... | Patrick Merrell |
| DRDOLITTLE | Mon Jul 21, 1997 | 1967 Rex Harrison film role | Gregory E. Paul |
| EARRINGS | Fri Jul 28, 2006 | Studs, e.g. | Sherry O. Blackard |
| EIGHTCOUSINS | Sun Apr 23, 1995 | Louisa May Alcott novel | Randolph Ross |
| FRESHFACED | Fri Aug 25, 2017 | Looking youthful | Sam Trabucco |
| GENNARO | Sun Dec 31, 1995 | "Annie" choreographer Peter | Bob Klahn |
| JAWLINE | Wed Dec 10, 2014 | Important feature for a male model | Tom McCoy |
| JEOPARDIZE | Tue Jan 24, 2017 | Put at risk | John R. O'Brien |
| JOSTLES | Sat May 4, 1996 | Elbows | B. Klahn |
| JUNKFOODJUNKIE | Wed Sep 21, 1994 | Empty-calorie lover | Trip Payne |
| LATAKIA | Sat Apr 19, 2014 | Principal port of Syria | Stu Ockman |
| LIMPET | Tue Nov 26, 2002 | Cousin of a conch | Alan Arbesfeld |
| MARKETRATE | Sat Feb 24, 2024 | Price to pay, say | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
| MIXOLOGIST | Thu Sep 4, 2014 | Bartender | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| OCCLUDE | Sat Jan 23, 2010 | Block | Karen M. Tracey |
| OILRIGGER | Thu Mar 27, 2003 | Nicholson role in "Five Easy Pieces" | David J. Kahn |
| PANFUL | Thu Aug 2, 2001 | Amount to fry | Bruce F. Adams |
| PEATIER | Sun Oct 14, 2018 | More smoky, as Scotch | Ross Trudeau |
| PIERRECORNEILLE | Thu Apr 28, 1994 | 17th-century dramatist | Randy Sowell |
| RAV | Mon Jun 3, 2024 | Toyota's ___4 | Alana Platt |
| RECRUITERS | Sat May 10, 2025 | They might have a job for you | Shaun Phillips |
| REMITTANCE | Sun Jan 2, 2022 | Payment sent | Paolo Pasco |
| SAUSAGEORBACON | Sun Jul 27, 2003 | Restaurant options #3 | Michael Grudzielanek |
| SELECTMAN | Sun Nov 16, 2014 | New England town official | Andrew J. Ries |
| SMOOTHED | Sun Dec 22, 2002 | Sandpapered | Frances Hansen |
| SOLVEACROSSWORD | Wed Jul 28, 2010 | See 17-Across | Howard Baker |
| SPERMBANK | Sun Mar 19, 2006 | It has frozen assets | Michael Shteyman |
| SPILLOVER | Sat Jul 20, 2002 | Extra | Dana Motley |
| SQUIRTROSE | Mon Mar 31, 2003 | 34-Down for a florist? | Patrick Merrell |
| TATTING | Sun Mar 10, 2019 | Lacework technique | Adam Fromm |
| TOYSHIP | Sat Dec 14, 1996 | Tub floater | R. Norris |