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 50,422 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCOUNTS | Sat Sep 9, 2023 | Some client arrangements | Robert S. Gard |
| AVAILABLE | Mon Apr 6, 2020 | Single and ready to mingle | Andrea Carla Michaels and Brian Thomas |
| BAGMEN | Sat May 2, 2009 | Mafia runners | Peter A. Collins |
| BLUEPENS | Sun Mar 18, 2012 | Many Bics | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| BOILDOWN | Mon Jul 23, 2001 | Essentially amount (to) | Ethan Cooper |
| CANNER | Fri Mar 3, 2023 | Food factory worker | Eric Warren |
| CEREBRATED | Fri Dec 15, 2000 | Thought | Joe DiPietro |
| CHIAOBAMA | Sun Feb 19, 2023 | Presidential "pet" that sprouts an Afro | Rebecca Goldstein |
| COLONELSUN | Fri Oct 7, 1994 | 007 thriller by Robert Markham | Bryant White |
| ENTHRONES | Thu Jan 5, 2012 | Captivates | Dan Schmiedeler |
| FITTO | Thu Oct 15, 2015 | ___ be tied | Kevin G. Der |
| FROCKS | Tue Mar 20, 2001 | Monks' habits | Peter Abide |
| FROTHED | Sun Dec 29, 2013 | Formed rising bubbles | Joel Fagliano |
| GOLDBUG | Mon Mar 2, 2009 | Edgar Allan Poe story, with "The" | Lynn Lempel |
| KEEPORDER | Sun May 4, 2008 | Do police work | Richard Silvestri |
| OVERSTOCKED | Fri Jan 28, 2000 | Sign at a clearance sale | Manny Nosowsky and Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| PACKETBOAT | Sat Jul 13, 1996 | River steamer | Eli Wesoff |
| PEACOATS | Sun Jun 4, 2023 | Double-breasted outerwear | Rafael Musa |
| PENSION | Mon Aug 9, 2004 | Money for retirement | M. Francis Vuolo |
| PHYSIO | Sun Jun 2, 2024 | Rehab therapy, informally | Luke K. Schreiber |
| PLAINES | Sun Jan 21, 1996 | Des___ | R. Wolfe |
| RAMPUP | Thu May 16, 2019 | Increase rapidly ... or a hint to connecting four pairs of answers in this puzzle | Jeff Chen |
| RETAILED | Sat Jul 12, 2003 | Sold | Manny Nosowsky |
| RUNSFORPRESIDENT | Sun Feb 17, 2002 | White House softball team stat? | Joe DiPietro |
| SALESTAXES | Sat May 24, 2025 | Charges that vary between states | Gene Louise De Vera |
| SEAFERN | Sun Oct 23, 2005 | Branching marine growth | David J. Kahn |
| SLOBBERS | Sat Jan 15, 1994 | Drools | Manny Nosowsky |
| SNIDELYWHIPLASH | Mon Jan 27, 2020 | *Dudley Do-Right's enemy in old TV cartoons | Timothy Polin |
| SONGANDDANCEMEN | Tue Jun 23, 2015 | Occupations of 24-Across in the film | Jules P. Markey |
| STEAMEDDUMPLING | Tue Aug 2, 2022 | Dim sum serving | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor |
| SUBORNS | Sat Dec 22, 2018 | Induces to commit a crime | Joon Pahk |
| SWITS | Tue Jun 18, 1996 | Actress Loretta and others | E. C. Gorski |
| THEHUB | Mon Jul 22, 2013 | Nickname for 43-Across | Ian Livengood |
| TOMATOPLANT | Fri Mar 12, 1999 | Something often at stake? | A. J. Santora |
| UNOFTEN | Sat Mar 25, 2000 | Once in a while | David J. Kahn |
| WEDGIES | Sat Sep 18, 1999 | They're well-heeled | Joe DiPietro |
| WHATISTHEHANGUP | Mon May 19, 2014 | "Will you please hurry?" | Michael Hawkins |
| WHEETHISISFUN | Thu Jun 16, 2005 | Thrill-seeker's cry | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| WOMENSWEAR | Sat May 22, 1999 | Hose and pumps | A. J. Santora |
| ZIPSBY | Sun Oct 15, 2023 | Blows past | Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden |