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 50,381 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRSTREAMS | Wed Jan 2, 2019 | Wind tunnel currents | Jacob Stulberg |
| ANNUITCOEPTIS | Thu Apr 24, 2003 | Phrase on the back of a buck | Paula Gamache |
| BACKONTRACK | Mon Nov 25, 2019 | No longer astray | Daniel Mauer |
| BAGGED | Mon Dec 2, 2019 | Ready to take home, as groceries | Lynn Lempel |
| BARNYARD | Fri Jan 31, 2025 | Animal resting place | Adrian Johnson |
| BENANDJERRY | Wed Jan 27, 1999 | STILLERS | Leslie Billig |
| BRULE | Thu Jul 21, 1994 | Burnt, in cooking | Betty Jorgensen |
| BUCKEYES | Fri Oct 17, 1997 | Wolverines' rivals | Alan Jay Weiss |
| BUSHED | Sun Jun 16, 2024 | Tuckered out | Chandi Deitmer and Wyna Liu |
| CABLEOUTLET | Mon Oct 19, 2015 | *TV installation not requiring an antenna | Bruce Venzke and Victor Fleming |
| CIADIRECTOR | Fri Jan 23, 2009 | George H. W. Bush, once | Barry C. Silk |
| COATCHECK | Thu Jun 27, 2019 | Tipping point? | Hoang-Kim Vu |
| COURTEDDISASTER | Tue Sep 3, 2019 | Did something hugely risky | Evan Kalish |
| CRANIO | Sat Mar 9, 1996 | Head start? | R. Norris |
| DEGREELESS | Sat Mar 6, 1999 | Like a dropout | Fred Piscop |
| DOSEOFREALITY | Sun Nov 26, 2000 | Spoon-administered intangible? | Patrick Berry |
| DUDESUP | Wed May 20, 1998 | Dons one's Sunday best | Frederick T. Buhler |
| EVIGAN | Tue Apr 8, 2008 | Greg of "My Two Dads" | Dave Mackey |
| FANONS | Sun Jan 5, 1997 | Papal capes | W. R. Williams |
| FIJIDOLLAR | Tue Sep 6, 2022 | South Pacific currency | Trenton Charlson |
| FROOTLOOP | Thu Jul 9, 2020 | Colorful bit of cereal | Joe Kidd |
| HIGHALTAR | Wed Sep 22, 2010 | Sanctuary fixture | Peter A. Collins |
| HONEYMOONPERIOD | Sat Oct 12, 2024 | Blissful stretch | Katie Hoody |
| JAMSESH | Sun Dec 6, 2020 | Impromptu musical get-together, informally | Tony Orbach |
| LAYETTES | Thu Dec 8, 1994 | Nursery outfits | Randolph Ross |
| MISUSER | Thu Aug 17, 1995 | Warranty violator | Rand H. Burns |
| PHOTOG | Wed Jan 8, 2020 | Flashy one, for short? | Amanda Yesnowitz and Joon Pahk |
| PLASTICINE | Sat Aug 23, 2008 | Oil-based paste mentioned in the lyrics to "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" | Natan Last |
| POINTOFORDER | Sat Jun 14, 2014 | Call for a meeting? | Alex Vratsanos |
| POPELEOX | Fri Apr 11, 2014 | Head of the Catholic Church when Luther's "95 Theses" was posted | Peter Wentz |
| PORTMANTEAU | Sun Jan 12, 2003 | Blend of two parts | Patrick Berry |
| PROGRESSED | Thu Aug 14, 2008 | Went on | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| PROSPERS | Wed Nov 8, 2000 | Rakes in the dough | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SKIPBO | Sun Sep 30, 2018 | Popular game with 162 cards | Natan Last |
| SPOILEDMILK | Wed Apr 17, 2019 | Menu item #4: Something to pour in coffee for a sour surprise | Alison Ohringer and Erik Agard |
| SQUASHRACKET | Wed Nov 27, 2013 | One of a pair in a court | Jules P. Markey |
| STEAMEDOPEN | Sat Sep 3, 2022 | Like mussels or some letters | David Distenfeld |
| STUFFEDOLIVE | Sun Sep 27, 2020 | Food depicted cryptically at 31-Across | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| TAJIKS | Sun Jun 11, 2023 | Neighbors of Afghans | Sam Ezersky |
| TIENDAS | Wed Jan 31, 1996 | Stores on the Plaza del Sol | M. Gaffney |