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 50,392 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIKO | Sat Dec 21, 2024 | Jhené ___, Grammy-nominated R&B singer | Barbara Lin and Lewis Rothlein |
| ALFRANKEN | Thu Dec 21, 2017 | Senator in 2017 news | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| ARISTOCRATIC | Sun Mar 3, 2002 | Noble | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| ARLOGUTHRIE | Fri Aug 7, 1998 | Woodstock performer, 1969 | Frank Longo |
| BOCKS | Sun Feb 28, 1999 | Strong beers | Dave Tuller |
| BROKETHERECORD | Wed Jan 9, 2013 | Did or didn't surpass a D.J.'s mark for accident-free days? | David Ben-Merre |
| CHEEKBONE | Thu Sep 22, 2022 | What's highlighted in some makeup tutorials | Helen Chen |
| CHENINBLANC | Thu Sep 25, 1997 | The house white, perhaps | Mark Diehl |
| CLEVELANDBROWNS | Mon Dec 9, 2019 | Only N.F.L. team that doesn't have a logo on its helmets | Ellis Hay |
| COFFEEBEAN | Wed May 12, 1999 | Brew bit | Nancy Salomon |
| DANJOUPEARS | Thu May 16, 2019 | Fruit named for a region of France | Jeff Chen |
| DETUNES | Sat Feb 10, 1996 | Fouls up, as a radio receiver | John R. Conrad |
| DROPALOTOFBUCKS | Thu Feb 11, 1999 | Handle many deer carelessly? | Cathy Millhauser |
| ENTICINGLY | Thu Jun 19, 2014 | À la a siren | Timothy Polin |
| FIGHTERJETS | Tue Apr 21, 2020 | *Air Force aircraft | Andrew Kingsley |
| FOLLOWED | Thu Aug 21, 2014 | Succeeded | Jules P. Markey |
| GOURMETCOOKS | Sun Aug 3, 2003 | High-level course planners? | Jim Page |
| GREENINJUDGMENT | Tue Feb 15, 1994 | "My salad days when I was ____": Shakespeare | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| HEAVYSNOW | Sun Aug 4, 2024 | Terrible TV reception? | Scott Hogan and Katie Hale |
| HENRYHYDE | Tue Dec 28, 2004 | Double-H of politics | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| IPADMINIS | Sat Jul 23, 2016 | Some small tablets | Debbie Ellerin |
| JADORE | Sun Sep 17, 2023 | Dior fragrance | Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp |
| JUNKINTHETRUNK | Sun Nov 5, 2023 | But wait! | Rich Katz |
| KITTYKELLEY | Sat Oct 19, 2013 | Biographer biographized in "Poison Pen" | Peter Wentz |
| KIXX | Sat Sep 6, 2008 | Aptly named Philadelphia indoor soccer team | Barry C. Silk |
| MARKLE | Mon Jun 26, 2023 | Meghan ___, Duchess of Sussex | Taylor Johnson and Christina Iverson |
| MILLINERY | Fri Dec 10, 1999 | Pillboxes and such | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| NATOMEMBERS | Sat May 28, 2016 | What 28 states are | Frederick J. Healy |
| NOITAKETHATBACK | Sun Apr 17, 2011 | "You know what I hate? Indian givers. ___": Emo Philips | Matt Ginsberg |
| NOTHOT | Sun May 1, 2005 | No longer in | Joe DiPietro |
| OVERPLAYS | Thu Jun 26, 2025 | Takes a role too far | Simeon Seigel |
| PENTAGONS | Sun May 5, 2002 | Soccer ball sections | Patrick Berry |
| PUNCHED | Fri Jun 11, 2004 | Like tickets and some stomachs | Sherry O. Blackard |
| ROCKYVI | Sun Apr 18, 2010 | 1986 parody of a Sylvester Stallone film series | Randolph Ross |
| STATUETTES | Sat Nov 9, 2002 | Small busts? | James E. Buell |
| TEAEGGS | Sun Sep 12, 2021 | Savory Chinese snacks | Alex Rosen |
| TEETHED | Thu Feb 24, 2022 | Experienced certain growing pains | Jake Halperin |
| WAVETANK | Sun Jun 21, 2020 | Coastal environment simulator at an aquarium | Byron and Harrison Walden |
| WHEELOUT | Thu Apr 3, 2008 | Present, as a dessert tray | Kevin G. Der |
| WITTENBERG | Tue Oct 31, 2017 | City where the "Ninety-Five Theses" were written | Alex Eaton-Salners |