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 50,596 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANANAREPUBLICS | Fri Feb 27, 2009 | Much of Central America, once | Joe DiPietro |
| BASELY | Fri Jun 13, 2014 | In a vulgar way | David Steinberg |
| BATHSET | Sat Apr 19, 2025 | Bundle that might include soap and towels | Alex Tomlinson |
| BEGFOR | Fri Mar 5, 2010 | Not just request | Louis Hildebrand |
| DECADENCE | Sat Feb 18, 2023 | Characteristic of a wild time or a coming decline | Kameron Austin Collins |
| EARTHNUT | Fri Sep 8, 1995 | Truffle, e.g. | A.J. Santora |
| EGOCENTRICITIES | Sat Jul 15, 2000 | Traits helpful in answering the eight capitalized clues | David J. Kahn |
| FORTUNECOOKIE | Fri Mar 29, 2024 | Sweet message bearer | Jake Bunch |
| GRAUMAN | Wed Dec 2, 2020 | Creator of Hollywood's Chinese Theater | Will Nediger |
| HINTING | Wed Dec 22, 1999 | Suggesting indirectly | Richard Silvestri |
| HULKING | Fri Sep 13, 2013 | Heavy and clumsy | Patrick Berry |
| KAZAA | Tue May 24, 2005 | Internet music-sharing service | Mike Torch |
| KROFT | Sun May 8, 2016 | Longtime "60 Minutes" reporter | David J. Kahn |
| LAYANCHOR | Tue Sep 12, 2006 | Secure oneself in port | James R. Leeds |
| LETSSTEPOUTSIDE | Wed Oct 9, 1996 | Fightin' words | R. Hughes |
| LUNDYSLANE | Thu Mar 2, 1995 | Bowler's battle site? | Raymond Hamel |
| MARKANTONY | Tue Oct 17, 2017 | Cleopatra's lover | Jeff Chen |
| MISSILETEST | Sat Feb 7, 2026 | Long shot practice | Mark Diehl |
| MIXINS | Sat Jan 17, 2026 | Toppings blended with ice cream | Adam Aaronson |
| MONEYFORNOTHING | Sat Oct 6, 2012 | #1 Dire Straits hit | Steve Salitan |
| NONETOOSOON | Sat Jan 27, 2024 | In the nick of time | Grace Warrington and Greg Warrington |
| NOTINTO | Sun Mar 31, 1996 | Disfavoring | J. Savage |
| OMAKASE | Sat Apr 2, 2022 | Sushi chef's tasting menu | Kyle Dolan |
| ONASTRING | Sat Feb 12, 2005 | Under one's control | Joe DiPietro |
| ONSIDEKICK | Sun Feb 7, 2010 | "Now he's got the pizza - but the TV's showing nothing but snow! He quickly gives it an ___ ..." | Patrick Berry |
| PETSAT | Fri May 6, 2022 | Took care of a dog or cat, maybe | Aaron Ullman |
| PICKEREL | Fri Jun 11, 1999 | Redfin fish | Jim Page |
| PINAS | Fri Jan 27, 2017 | Ingredients in the national drink of Puerto Rico, to Puerto Ricans | John Guzzetta |
| POPELEOXI | Sat Oct 1, 2005 | Pontiff for just 26 days in 1605 | Joe DiPietro |
| POWERPLANTS | Tue Jun 17, 2014 | Electricity producers | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| RIGGEDUP | Sat May 7, 2011 | Threw together | Tim Croce |
| SOUTHSEASCRUISE | Mon Dec 4, 2006 | Trip to Tahiti, for example | Richard Chisholm |
| SUBGENRE | Thu Jan 19, 2023 | Dixieland or bebop vis-à-vis jazz | Daniel Bodily |
| THEODICY | Fri May 29, 2020 | Explanation for the existence of evil in God's presence | Sam Ezersky |
| THESCOTTISHPLAY | Sun Feb 2, 2014 | Superstitious thespian's name for a work of Shakespeare ... from which 21-, 23-, 37-, 58- and 60-Down all come | Dick Shlakman and Jeff Chen |
| UMAR | Sun Aug 28, 2022 | Second caliph of Sunni Islam | Ori Brian |
| UMHI | Tue Dec 16, 2025 | Tentative greeting | Jason Reich |
| WHITEASASHEET | Fri May 24, 2002 | Scared stiff, maybe | Manny Nosowsky |
| WHYSOSERIOUS | Sun Oct 29, 2017 | "The Dark Knight" | Ross Trudeau |
| WORKABLE | Fri Jul 5, 2002 | Not hopeless, as a plan | Manny Nosowsky |