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 50,389 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADUCK | Fri Apr 29, 1994 | "Wanna buy ____?" (old radio comedy line) | Randolph Ross |
| AGRON | Sun Dec 13, 1998 | Soil sci. | Richard Silvestri |
| BAMAKO | Fri Apr 18, 2014 | Capital on the Niger | James Mulhern |
| BLOWBYBLOWACCOUNT | Sun Jan 26, 2003 | Detailed description | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples |
| BOWANDARROW | Fri Mar 13, 2020 | Something drawn for sport | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| CARTALK | Fri Jun 24, 2022 | Longtime NPR call-in show | Sophia Maymudes and Margaret Seikel |
| CLOSEDCIRCUIT | Wed May 17, 2017 | ... declaration / Critical computer ... | Paul Hunsberger |
| CODPIECES | Wed Jul 7, 1999 | Non-prepaid items? | Richard Silvestri |
| FIFTHCOLUMN | Mon Nov 19, 2007 | Subversive group | Lynn Lempel |
| FLANAGAN | Fri Aug 18, 1995 | Boys Town figure | Manny Nosowsky |
| GARLICBREAD | Sat Jan 5, 2019 | Pasta dinner staple | Andrew Zhou |
| GREENSPACE | Sun Mar 31, 2024 | City feature that's been found to improve mental health | Spencer Leach |
| INTHEBEDROOM | Tue Feb 26, 2002 | 2001 50-Across nominee | Peter Gordon |
| INTRADAY | Sun Nov 1, 2009 | Like some stock market highs and lows | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| LATEXGLOVE | Fri Jan 3, 2003 | Surgeon's wear | Jim Page |
| LEANTOTENT | Wed Jan 2, 2019 | Makeshift shelter | Jacob Stulberg |
| MICHELANGELOSCULPTURE | Sun Dec 22, 2013 | [See blurb] | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MOONSHADOW | Mon Apr 8, 2024 | 1971 Cat Stevens hit that would be apt to play during a 46-Across | Peter Gordon |
| MOOSHUPORK | Sun Jun 28, 2015 | Chinese dish often wrapped in pancakes | Jeremy Newton |
| MOTORBIKES | Sun Sep 4, 2016 | Relatives of scooters | Tom McCoy |
| MOWAT | Sun Jul 22, 2001 | "Never Cry Wolf" author Farley ___ | Patrick Berry |
| OHMOONOFALABAMA | Tue Aug 29, 1995 | Brecht-Weill chorus line | John R. Conrad |
| ONEMICHELINSTAR | Wed Jul 29, 2020 | Highly sought-after restaurant rating | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| OXLIKE | Thu Aug 2, 2012 | Strong, say | Xan Vongsathorn |
| PHFFFT | Sat Nov 17, 2001 | Sound of a dud | Bob Peoples |
| PICKLEJUICE | Tue Dec 7, 2021 | One remedy for a hangover, supposedly | Margaret Seikel |
| PLATEARMOR | Sun Dec 30, 2012 | Heavy-duty protection | Steve Savoy |
| RACONTEURS | Sat May 4, 2013 | Yarn suppliers? | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber |
| RATCH | Wed Apr 11, 2007 | Toothed bar | Bruce Adams |
| SANDSHARK | Sun Feb 18, 2024 | Marine predator often seen near shorelines | Sid Sivakumar |
| SEXCOMEDIES | Sun Sep 1, 2019 | "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up" | Finn Vigeland |
| SIZZLES | Sun Oct 19, 2014 | Is hot, hot, hot | David Phillips |
| TAKENFORGRANTED | Sat Nov 29, 1997 | Undervalued | Rich Norris |
| TRISECTED | Fri Dec 10, 1999 | In three parts | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| TUCKER | Sat Apr 8, 2017 | Wear (out) | Jeff Chen |
| VOLLEYS | Wed Nov 17, 2004 | Returns from Venus, say | Richard Silvestri |
| WASUPTOSNUFF | Thu Sep 18, 1997 | Hacked it, as a candlemaker? | Cathy Millhauser |
| WHYSOSERIOUS | Sun Oct 29, 2017 | "The Dark Knight" | Ross Trudeau |
| YOGAINSTRUCTOR | Tue Apr 12, 2022 | Flex job? | Dan Schoenholz |
| ZABAGLIONE | Sat Aug 10, 2002 | Italian custard served either hot or chilled | Dana Motley |