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 50,622 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BADEYE | Thu Nov 7, 2024 | One might require a higher prescription | Joe Deeney |
| BAREDALL | Thu Dec 1, 2022 | Really put oneself out there | Daniel Mauer |
| BASELY | Fri Jun 13, 2014 | In a vulgar way | David Steinberg |
| BELOT | Sun Jun 17, 2012 | Trick-taking game | Kyle T. Dolan |
| BILLYIDOL | Mon Nov 4, 2024 | British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell" | Colin Adams |
| BROUGHAM | Thu Feb 26, 2009 | Closed carriage with the driver outside in front | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| BUMPER | Tue Aug 1, 2017 | Part of a pinball machine | Jay Kaskel |
| BYEFORNOW | Tue Aug 29, 2006 | "Later!" | David Pringle |
| CONFLICT | Fri Feb 9, 2001 | It may be armed | Nelson Hardy |
| DISPLEASED | Sun Apr 12, 2009 | Frowning | Eric Berlin |
| FOLLOWTHELEADER | Sat Feb 28, 1998 | Game played in this puzzle? | David J. Kahn |
| FOXHUNTERS | Sun Jan 29, 2012 | Recruiters at a TV station? | Ian Livengood |
| FREDSANFORD | Sat Jun 6, 2020 | '70s sitcom title role | Doug Peterson |
| GEOCENTRICORBIT | Sat Apr 16, 2022 | Travel around the world | Hemant Mehta |
| GOWELL | Thu Nov 9, 2017 | Proceed smoothly | Bruce Haight |
| GRAINOFSAND | Thu Apr 10, 2025 | Rockette? | Adam Wagner |
| IDOINDEED | Sat Jun 2, 2012 | "Absolutely!" | Tim Croce |
| ILEXES | Wed May 17, 1995 | Holly trees | Ed Early |
| KEPTALOWPROFILE | Sat Jan 25, 1997 | Avoided attention | R. Norris |
| KHALIF | Fri Oct 3, 2014 | Muslim name that means "successor to Muhammad" | Tracy Bennett |
| KIMMYGIBBLER | Mon Mar 14, 2022 | Neighbor on "Full House" | Stephen Hiltner |
| LEAPATTHECHANCE | Mon Jan 15, 2024 | Seize an opportunity | Peter A. Collins |
| LEFTINTHELURCH | Mon Jul 20, 2020 | Abandoned and helpless | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| MAKEBANK | Sat Apr 5, 2014 | Earn a load of money, in modern lingo | Ashton Anderson and James Mulhern |
| MASTERCLASS | Fri Oct 25, 2024 | Flawless display of technique | Alex Murphy |
| MORNINGRITUAL | Fri Aug 12, 2022 | Making one's bed, taking a shower and solving a crossword, say | Trent H. Evans |
| MUSCATGRAPE | Sun Jan 27, 2013 | Base of Asti wine | Jeff Chen |
| MUSICROLLS | Sat Feb 24, 2007 | Calliope filler | Byron Walden |
| NANCYWALKER | Tue Mar 10, 1998 | Mrs. Morgenstern player on "Rhoda" | Patrick Jordan |
| NONJURY | Fri Jan 16, 2004 | Like some trials | Manny Nosowsky |
| NOOBJECT | Thu Sep 25, 2003 | What money is to some | Patrick Merrell |
| ONEPUTTED | Sat Mar 24, 2018 | Achieved green efficiency? | Byron Walden |
| ONTHEMENU | Fri Apr 3, 2015 | Coming up, informally | Patrick Berry |
| OXTAILSOUP | Sun Jan 30, 2000 | Robust winter appetizer [2009] | Peter Gordon |
| PURELY | Sat Jun 14, 1997 | 100% | A. J. Santora |
| ROCKETLAUNCHES | Sun Jun 16, 2024 | BOOSTER, BOTTLE, HOUSTON, MODEL? | Chandi Deitmer and Wyna Liu |
| SHEILAS | Fri Dec 27, 1996 | Young women, Down Under | B. White |
| STEWMEAT | Fri Nov 29, 2024 | Protein source in a hearty meal | Willa Angel Chen Miller and Matthew Stock |
| TOMTITS | Sun Oct 5, 2008 | Small birds, in British lingo | Byron Walden |
| WHITEROCK | Fri Aug 11, 2000 | American chicken variety | Joe DiPietro |