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 50,712 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNUITCOEPTIS | Thu Apr 24, 2003 | Phrase on the back of a buck | Paula Gamache |
| BACKSPIN | Tue Nov 17, 2020 | What a chop shot imparts | Kyle Dolan |
| CATAWBA | Thu Dec 27, 2018 | Carolina tribe that allied with the colonists in the American Revolution | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| CHESAPEAKEBAY | Sun Apr 10, 2016 | Place for an 81-Across to catch seafood | Randolph Ross |
| COCKEYEDOPTIMISTS | Thu Dec 23, 2004 | Ones looking way up | Nancy Salomon |
| CORROBORATED | Mon May 2, 2005 | Affirmed | Tyler Hinman |
| CORTINA | Sat Jul 6, 2002 | 1956 Winter Olympics site | Nancy Joline |
| DAIRYMAN | Wed Jun 5, 2024 | Proprietor of cheeses and butters | David Rockow |
| DALL | Sat Sep 3, 1994 | "The Corn Is Green" Oscar nominee | Raymond Hamel |
| DESCENDON | Sun Mar 28, 2010 | Arrive unexpectedly en masse | Ed Sessa |
| DIMMEDOUT | Sun Jul 10, 2016 | Showing few lights, as cities during W.W. II | Patrick Berry |
| FIGURESSOLDSEPARATELY | Sun Dec 7, 2003 | In other words, you must spend $500 more to please your child | Sherry O. Blackard |
| FOCUSES | Mon Jul 31, 1995 | Zeroes in (on) | Elizabeth Gorski |
| GERENTS | Fri Jul 27, 2012 | Rulers or managers | Joe Krozel |
| GUIDEBOOKS | Fri Aug 27, 2021 | Tourists' reading | Robyn Weintraub |
| GUTSILY | Thu Apr 17, 2003 | With a lot of nerve | Eric Berlin |
| HOUSEOFWAX | Tue Sep 27, 1994 | Vincent Price classic | Eileen Lexau |
| JOHNSUNUNU | Thu Dec 14, 2000 | Chief of staff under George Bush | Peter Gordon |
| JUSTWHATIWANTED | Wed Jun 11, 2008 | Gift recipient's declaration | Daniel Kantor |
| LOGESEAT | Sat Sep 2, 2017 | Superior stadium spot | Erik Agard |
| MAUIWOWIE | Sat Jul 13, 2019 | Potent Hawaiian weed | David Steinberg |
| NUTPINE | Fri Aug 10, 2018 | Southwestern tree with needles | Damon Gulczynski |
| PAPALBULL | Tue Oct 24, 2017 | Official decree from the Vatican | Damon Gulczynski |
| PGACOURSE | Sat Jul 29, 2023 | Pebble Beach or Quail Hollow, e.g. | Sam Ezersky |
| PHINDICATOR | Sat Feb 7, 2015 | Red cabbage juice, in chemistry class | Byron Walden |
| PRIMARYELECTION | Sat Jun 21, 2008 | One may have many runners | Tyler Lewis Hinman |
| SAGY | Thu Nov 30, 2000 | Like some turkey stuffing | Manny Nosowsky |
| SANDPITS | Thu Aug 4, 2011 | Grainy places to dig | David J. Kahn |
| SCATTERGUN | Mon Jun 12, 1995 | Firearm with an unfocused shot | Robert Zimmerman |
| SECONDSTORYMAN | Sun Mar 14, 2004 | Sequel writer's other job? | Craig Kasper |
| SLIMMER | Fri Jan 28, 1994 | Weight Watchers member, maybe | Manny Nosowsky |
| SLOWMO | Sat Aug 24, 2019 | Highlight reel effect | Sam Ezersky |
| STARBUCKSCOFFEE | Tue Aug 8, 2023 | Likely contents of a cup with a green siren logo | Zachary David Levy |
| TAILCOAT | Sat Jul 10, 1999 | Formal attire | Rich Norris |
| TANGLESUP | Sun Jul 23, 2000 | Becomes intertwined | Patrick Berry |
| TRIPPY | Sun May 29, 2016 | Psychedelic | Kevin G. Der |
| TURNSON | Sun Feb 20, 2022 | Excites | Victor Barocas |
| USCGA | Thu May 4, 1995 | Sch. at New London, Conn. | A.J. Santora |
| VODKAREDBULL | Sun Jun 19, 2022 | Cocktail with an energy boost | Jeremy Newton |
| XIANG | Tue Nov 22, 2022 | Chinese dialect spoken mainly in Hunan province | Wendy L. Brandes |