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 50,657 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADANGEROUSWOMAN | Sat Aug 20, 2005 | 1993 Debra Winger drama based on a Mary McGarry Morris novel | Patrick Berry |
| BEEFTACO | Mon Jul 17, 2023 | Meaty Mexican dish | Alexander Liebeskind |
| BIV | Tue Oct 30, 2012 | Roy G. ___ | Alex Vratsanos |
| CAMPIEST | Sat Jan 21, 1995 | Most amusingly exaggerated | Charles E. Gersch |
| COSETTE | Thu May 15, 2003 | Daughter of 25-Across | David J. Kahn |
| COWRITES | Thu Apr 3, 2008 | Pens together | Kevin G. Der |
| DHOTIS | Wed Sep 8, 1999 | Hindu loincloths | Holden Baker |
| ERECTER | Fri Oct 24, 1997 | Raiser | Frank Longo |
| EXCISETAX | Fri May 18, 2001 | Whiskey Rebellion impetus | Joe DiPietro |
| EXCITED | Sat Jun 30, 2018 | Pumped | Andy Kravis |
| EXPERTISE | Fri Feb 13, 2009 | Command | Doug Peterson |
| FALAFELS | Mon May 16, 2022 | Pita sandwiches of deep-fried chickpea balls | Lynn Lempel |
| FLYINGATHALFMAST | Thu Feb 26, 2015 | Signaling remembrance, in a way | Caleb Emmons |
| FOIA | Sun Mar 6, 2022 | Records request inits. | Matthew Stock and Will Nediger |
| FREESTYLES | Mon Nov 11, 2024 | Raps off the cuff | Patrick Gramza and John Kugelman |
| FULLON | Sun Mar 16, 2014 | No-holds-barred | Jeremy Newton |
| GAYPORN | Sat Sep 18, 2021 | Homoerotic viewing | Ryan McCarty |
| GLOBULIN | Fri Sep 30, 2016 | Major blood protein | James Mulhern |
| GOWDY | Thu Dec 11, 2003 | Hall of Fame sportscaster Curt | Ed Early |
| HASTOBE | Sun Apr 29, 2018 | "What other explanation is there?!" | Peter Wentz |
| HELLTOPAY | Fri Oct 29, 2021 | What there will be if you cross the wrong person | Aimee Lucido |
| ISTUNK | Sat Mar 19, 2022 | Acknowledgment of a poor performance | Ryan McCarty |
| JARRE | Sun May 18, 2008 | "Lawrence of Arabia" composer Maurice | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| LIBYANS | Sun Jan 26, 2014 | "Back to the Future" villains | Daniel A. Finan |
| MANICS | Thu Oct 17, 1996 | Hyperactive ones | J. R. Conrad |
| MTEREBUS | Thu Oct 26, 2017 | Southernmost active volcano in the world ... or a cryptic hint to certain squares in this puzzle | Jacob Stulberg |
| OLDSWITCHEROO | Sun Jan 28, 2007 | It may be pulled | Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke |
| RENOWNS | Sun Feb 11, 2024 | Acclaims | Peter Koetters |
| RUYLOPEZOPENING | Tue May 23, 1995 | 1. e4; e5 2. Nf3; Nc6 3. Bg5 | Jay Livingston |
| SCORECARDS | Sat Jul 29, 2000 | Where some eagles are seen | Rich Norris |
| SHIRLEYCHISHOLM | Sat Mar 4, 2017 | First black woman elected to Congress, 1968 | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| SKITTLES | Tue Mar 11, 2025 | "Taste the rainbow" candy | Jared Cappel |
| SMOCKED | Mon Feb 1, 2010 | Dressed in lab attire | Scott Atkinson |
| SOCIALDEMOCRATS | Fri Oct 20, 2006 | Some European political leaders | Ed Early |
| SPINKICK | Tue Mar 30, 2021 | 360° martial arts maneuver | Alex Rosen and Brad Wilber |
| THESTAIRS | Thu Oct 4, 2001 | You may take them down | David J. Kahn |
| UMACTUALLY | Sat Jul 26, 2025 | "Well, as it happens ..." | Adam Levav |
| WALLHUNG | Sun Feb 5, 2023 | On display, as a painting | Jeremy Newton |
| WASHABLES | Sat Aug 5, 2006 | Hamper contents | Trip Payne |
| WHEREISEVERYONE | Wed Jul 17, 1996 | Partygoer's question | M. Nosowsky |