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 50,655 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADOLLSHOUSE | Tue May 23, 2006 | 60-Across play | Alan Arbesfeld |
| AGOODTHINGTOSAY | Fri Aug 12, 1994 | End of the quote | Norman S. Wizer |
| AIRMATTRESS | Fri Oct 11, 1996 | Inflatable camping item | F. Longo |
| AMPULES | Fri Apr 6, 2007 | Hospital containers | Will Nediger |
| ASSESSMENT | Sat Sep 24, 1994 | Rating | Manny Nosowsky |
| ATRAINS | Thu Aug 19, 2010 | Carriers from northern Manhattan to Far Rockaway | Kristian House |
| AVERAGEAGE | Thu Oct 13, 2016 | About 25 years, for N.F.L. players | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| BUGSPRAYER | Wed Sep 12, 2012 | "Lord, make me impervious to Raid"? | Robert W. Harris |
| CLIOAWARDS | Sat Oct 7, 2017 | They go to all the best spots | Byron Walden |
| COANCHORS | Sun Feb 27, 2011 | Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, once, on "S.N.L." | Peter A. Collins |
| COVENTRY | Sun Mar 18, 2012 | Peeping Tom's home | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| DEVILRAY | Thu Dec 25, 2014 | Aquarium giant | Xan Vongsathorn |
| DONTHATE | Thu Jan 7, 2021 | "Get your negative energy outta here" | Matthew Stock and Sid Sivakumar |
| DRIPPAN | Sun Sep 29, 2024 | Oil catcher in the kitchen | Joe Deeney |
| EYEHAND | Sat Feb 3, 2018 | Kind of coordination | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |
| HOTONTHEHEELSOF | Tue Dec 28, 1993 | Close behind | Ronald C. Hirschfield |
| IMMANENCE | Sat Oct 9, 2004 | Innateness | Byron Walden |
| ITSOKWITHME | Mon Jun 7, 2010 | "Sure, go ahead" ... and a literal hint to what's found in 17-, 26-, 38- and 53-Across | Lynn Lempel |
| KENDOLLS | Sat Nov 29, 2003 | Popular toys since 1961 | Randolph Ross |
| LEAFER | Fri Apr 10, 2020 | Certain autumn tourist, slangily | Byron Walden |
| LEGUINS | Thu Oct 20, 1994 | Author Ursula et al. | Bryant White |
| LOCALITIES | Sat Dec 4, 2010 | Settings | Doug Peterson |
| MILKERS | Tue Nov 18, 1997 | Dairy workers | Peter Gordon |
| MISSMISSOURI | Sun Jan 23, 2000 | Pageant contender | Joe DiPietro |
| MOLOTOVCOCKTAIL | Wed Aug 2, 1995 | Homemade bomb | James Neal |
| NAKEDPARTY | Wed Dec 24, 2025 | No-clothes college gathering | Ella Dershowitz |
| NOTESOFTHESCALE | Mon Sep 10, 2007 | Features found in 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 28-Down | Edward M Sessa |
| NOTOCCUPIED | Sun Aug 21, 2022 | Having free time | Brooke Husic and Will Nediger |
| PUTYOURHANDSUP | Tue Oct 1, 1996 | What the manicurist-turned-policeman said | R. J. Hartman |
| REVISER | Sat Jun 27, 2009 | Agent of change | Trip Payne |
| SAYNOW | Thu Sep 16, 2021 | "Here's an idea ..." | Kevin Patterson |
| SENTAWAY | Sat Oct 30, 1999 | Dismissed | Rich Norris |
| THERACHEL | Mon Mar 7, 2016 | *Hairstyle popularized by Jennifer Aniston's character on "Friends" | Damon Gulczynski |
| THROWTHEBALL | Wed Aug 4, 2004 | Hand raiser's cry | Raymond Hamel |
| TIGHTEST | Sat Mar 22, 2014 | Best, as friends | Greg Johnson |
| TIMELIEST | Fri Mar 1, 2002 | Most opportune | Manny Nosowsky |
| TOOLSOFTHETRADE | Fri Apr 6, 2001 | Items useful in 35-Across | David J. Kahn |
| VRHEADSETS | Sat Feb 17, 2024 | Goggles that aren't meant to go underwater | Spencer Leach and Jem Burch |
| WILDGOOSECHASE | Wed Jun 8, 2005 | Futile search | Richard Chisholm |
| ZACHARY | Wed Nov 19, 2008 | Presidential first name | Peter A. Collins |