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 50,665 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADIPOSE | Thu Oct 27, 2022 | Fatty, as tissue | Barbara Lin |
| ANOWL | Tue Jul 7, 2020 | Wise as ___ | Kevin Patterson |
| BOOMERANGS | Thu Dec 17, 2020 | Items that are hard to throw away? | Kathryn Ladner |
| BRASSBAND | Tue Jul 20, 1999 | Parade staple | Joy L. Wouk |
| CARDINALRULES | Tue Oct 30, 2001 | Principal principles | Barbara Olson |
| COGITATES | Sat Oct 8, 2005 | Works the old bean | Byron Walden |
| COMESON | Sun Oct 31, 1999 | Begins airing | Frank A. Longo |
| CRINOID | Sun May 31, 2009 | Sea lily, e.g. | Kelsey Blakley |
| DIRTYLAUNDRY | Thu Jun 15, 2017 | *Secrets that would be embarrassing to reveal | Richard F. Mausser |
| DRIVINGFORCE | Sun Dec 7, 2025 | Henry Ford? | Kate Jensen |
| ERRANDBOY | Sat Dec 20, 2025 | Dogsbody | Robert S. Gard |
| FIFTHAVE | Sun Apr 12, 2020 | N.Y.C. shopping mecca | Joel Fagliano |
| FLANKED | Fri Dec 13, 2024 | Attacked from the sides | Ryan Patrick Smith |
| FREAKOUTON | Fri Aug 28, 2015 | Subject to a hissy fit | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| GEEKOUT | Fri Nov 8, 2019 | Engage in unabashed nerdiness | Peter Wentz |
| GOTRICH | Mon Feb 1, 2021 | Became a millionaire, say | Soleil Saint-Cyr |
| GREENIES | Sun Mar 17, 1996 | Amphetamines, in street talk | Peter O'Gordon |
| GREENPOWER | Mon Apr 22, 2024 | Sustainably produced electricity | David J. Kahn |
| HATCHAPLOT | Sun May 15, 2005 | Conspire | Patrick Berry |
| HOTELMANAGER | Wed Oct 20, 2010 | Hilton head, e.g. | Finn Vigeland |
| IMAROUND | Tue Mar 22, 2005 | See 51-Across | David J. Kahn |
| JALEN | Thu Nov 21, 2024 | N.B.A. player-turned-sports analyst Rose | Katie Hoody |
| LETSSEESOMEID | Sat Feb 4, 2023 | Line at the door of a bar | Kate Hawkins |
| LEUCITE | Sun Sep 10, 1995 | White or gray mineral | David J. Kahn |
| LINUSPAULING | Thu Apr 28, 2005 | 1962 Peace Nobelist | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MEALTICKETS | Sat Oct 28, 1995 | Food vouchers | Chuck Deodene |
| NEVERBE | Sat Feb 26, 1994 | "I'll _____ the Same" ('32 tune) | Bob Klahn |
| NOTCHY | Tue Apr 13, 2004 | Cut irregularly | Bill Ballard |
| PETERFALK | Sat Mar 5, 2016 | "Murder, Inc." Oscar nominee | Roland Huget |
| POLARICECAP | Mon May 9, 2005 | Shrinking Arctic mass | Jim Hyres |
| PRECODEERA | Sat Oct 19, 2024 | "Anything goes" period in early Hollywood history | August Miller |
| PUREBREDDOG | Sun Mar 12, 2023 | Westminster competitor | David Tuffs |
| REPARK | Sun Oct 11, 2015 | Find another spot, maybe | David J. Kahn |
| RIGHTONTARGET | Sun Nov 22, 2015 | Exact | Samuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen |
| SMELLING | Sun Jan 10, 2010 | Picking up, as perfume | Mel Rosen |
| SNACKCAKES | Fri Oct 5, 2001 | Ding Dongs, e.g. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SPEEDOMETERS | Fri Oct 17, 2008 | They offer rates for automobiles | Patrick Berry |
| SURELETS | Sun Oct 31, 2021 | "I'm game!" | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| UNBOSOMS | Sun Apr 13, 1997 | Reveals, as a secret | Cathy Millhauser |
| VACUUM | Thu Sep 12, 2013 | One that sucks at work? | Ian Livengood |