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 50,260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLENGINSBERG | Tue Dec 5, 2017 | Beat reporter? | Harry Smith and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| ATTHESTART | Sun Apr 29, 2012 | Initially | Tracy Gray |
| BEERGARDENS | Sun Sep 22, 2019 | Oktoberfest locales | Tracy Gray |
| BUSLINE | Sat Jan 2, 2010 | A conductor may have it memorized | Robert H. Wolfe |
| CAMBRIC | Sun Oct 2, 1994 | Thin white linen fabric | Frances Hansen |
| DANAUGUST | Mon Jan 29, 1996 | Burt Reynolds TV title role | G. Paul |
| DOEEYES | Sun May 22, 2016 | They impart an innocent look | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis |
| ELITISMS | Sun Sep 1, 1996 | Aristocratic beliefs | D. J. Kahn |
| EXECUTIVES | Sat Nov 11, 1995 | Presidents | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| EXPOSERS | Tue Mar 11, 2008 | Whistle-blowers | Eugene W. Sard |
| EZZARD | Wed Nov 23, 1994 | Boxer Charles | Susan Smith |
| FILIBUSTER | Mon Mar 23, 1998 | Intransigent senator's tactic | Randall J. Hartman |
| FUTURESCONTRACT | Thu May 30, 1996 | Wall Street action | N. S. Wizer |
| KINESTHESIA | Tue Apr 8, 2025 | Awareness of body position, scientifically | Barbara Lin |
| MAPLESYRUP | Mon Nov 30, 2020 | *Pancake topping | Emma Craven-Matthews |
| METEORITES | Sun May 22, 1994 | They're seen after a shower | Randolph Ross |
| NONMETAL | Thu Apr 30, 2015 | Any of about 18 elements on the periodic table | Herre Schouwerwou |
| NOTHINGISON | Wed Aug 31, 2005 | "I can't find a thing to watch!" | Alan Arbesfeld |
| OCTROI | Fri Jun 12, 1998 | Old import tax | Matt Gaffney |
| PARTICULATES | Sat Feb 27, 1999 | Smoke, essentially | John Scott Marrone |
| PLAYEDCUPID | Tue Oct 4, 2022 | Set up a couple on a blind date, say | Joe Deeney |
| POPPYSEED | Fri May 11, 2007 | Bagel variety | Patrick Berry |
| PRITZKERPRIZE | Mon Jun 29, 2020 | Annual award for architects | Peter Gordon |
| RIGHTEND | Sun Jul 27, 2008 | Football defensive line position | Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot |
| RIVERSTYX | Fri May 1, 2020 | It always goes to hell | Trenton Charlson |
| ROSEDALE | Fri May 10, 2019 | Queens neighborhood with a floral name | Andrew J. Ries |
| SCHLUBBY | Sat Oct 27, 2018 | Overweight and untidy | Byron Walden |
| SCRIMMAGES | Tue Jan 4, 2000 | Football squad warm-ups | Joy L. Wouk |
| SIDETRIPS | Tue Mar 26, 2002 | Tours within tours | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| SLIDINGSCALE | Fri Feb 15, 2013 | Variable pay schedule | Tom Heilman |
| SPAREROOM | Sun May 23, 2021 | Offering to a houseguest | Jennifer Nebergall |
| SPEEDILY | Fri Jun 8, 2018 | With alacrity | Caleb Madison |
| STAFFCUTS | Mon Sep 22, 2014 | Company downsizings | Ian Livengood |
| STATIONER | Sat Apr 30, 2016 | Paper pusher? | Mark Diehl |
| STREAKBY | Wed Jan 29, 2025 | Zoom past | Sophia Maymudes |
| SUNRIPEN | Tue Oct 30, 2018 | Put on a windowsill to mature, say | Jules Markey |
| THINKSMALL | Tue Oct 3, 2017 | Set one's sights low | Chuck Deodene |
| THISBEARSREPEATING | Sun Aug 25, 2024 | Pooh-pooh? | John Kugelman |
| TRISECTED | Fri Dec 10, 1999 | In three parts | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| UNCLEMILTIE | Sat Jun 30, 2018 | Mr. Television, by another nickname | Andy Kravis |