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 50,617 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABOUTONCEAWEEK | Fri Feb 11, 1994 | Quip, part 3 | Harvey Estes |
| ASSISTANTMANAGER | Wed Jun 10, 2020 | Second-in-charge, as at a restaurant | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| BIRRED | Sun Apr 3, 1994 | Made a whirring sound | Ernie Furtado |
| BLUESUEDESHOES | Wed Aug 13, 1997 | 1956 Elvis song | Richard Silvestri |
| CAPOFF | Fri Jan 4, 2013 | Finish | David J. Kahn |
| COEURS | Sat Jun 29, 2013 | French hearts | Joe Krozel |
| DATINGAPP | Mon Oct 3, 2022 | Modern medium for meeting someone ... or what each of the starts of 17-, 25-, 37- and 50-Across is | Sarah Sinclair |
| ENGINEBLOCK | Thu Oct 21, 2010 | Metal casting housing automotive cylinders | Dan Naddor |
| ENVIRON | Thu Aug 1, 2013 | Form a ring around | Timothy Polin |
| FATMAN | Thu May 11, 2000 | Old Dashiell Hammett radio series, with "The" | Peter Abide |
| FORTMCHENRY | Fri Aug 5, 2011 | Historic U.S. place in the shape of a five-pointed star | Barry Silk |
| GOS | Sat Dec 29, 2012 | Get-___ (starts) | Joe Krozel |
| GREENPASTURES | Sun Nov 12, 2006 | In ___, plenty of ___ is growing | Patrick Berry |
| GUESTHOUSING | Wed Feb 6, 2002 | Offer for campus visitors | Joe DiPietro |
| HALLOWER | Sat Mar 7, 1998 | Priest, at times | Rich Norris |
| HAVEANIDEA | Sat Aug 23, 2008 | Get inspired | Natan Last |
| HIDDENSCENE | Wed May 15, 2013 | Extra after a movie's credits, perhaps | David Sullivan |
| IFYOUCANTSTANDTHEHEAT | Sun Apr 9, 2023 | *"Timid types shouldn't be here ..." | John Ewbank |
| INTERDEPENDENCE | Sat Oct 7, 2000 | Reciprocal relationship | Chuck Menning |
| ITSDOPE | Mon May 13, 2024 | "Highly recommend!," in slang | Jeremy Newton |
| JAZZFEST | Sat Jun 1, 2024 | Annual music event in the Big Easy | Eric Warren |
| LIFEISBUTADREAM | Wed Mar 29, 1995 | Lyric for an insomniac? | Manny Nosowsky |
| LOTOF | Thu May 12, 2005 | Scads, after "a" | Manny Nosowsky |
| MANEATING | Sun Jun 24, 2018 | Like the menace in 106-Down | Timothy Polin |
| MAPLEGLAZE | Sun Mar 10, 2024 | Syrupy covering for ham | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock |
| MULETEERS | Sat Jan 15, 2005 | Team leaders | Ed Early |
| PACELAP | Fri Jun 13, 2014 | Driver's warm-up | David Steinberg |
| RAZORBILLEDAUK | Sun Sep 12, 1999 | Bird barber? | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
| REDRY | Mon Feb 20, 2006 | Put back in the kiln | Doug Peterson |
| REPULSED | Sun Nov 27, 1994 | Made a successful stand | Jacques Liwer |
| RINGTHEALARM | Sun Jan 26, 2020 | Sound a warning | Erik Agard |
| SCHIZOIDS | Sat Jun 7, 2008 | Some sufferers of personality disorders | Karen M. Tracey |
| STAGING | Tue Dec 14, 2021 | Job for a play director | Tao Platt |
| THEBRONXZOO | Fri Sep 28, 2001 | Place to find alligators in New York City | Peter Gordon |
| TIMESPICAYUNE | Thu Jul 15, 2021 | Southern newspaper that William Faulkner once contributed to, with "The" | Max Carpenter |
| TOTALBASES | Fri Apr 21, 2017 | A batter receives four for a grand slam | Damon Gulczynski |
| VERIFIED | Thu May 3, 2007 | Authenticated | Richard Chisholm |
| WHOAREYOU | Sat May 14, 2005 | Question after nonrecognition | Bob Peoples |
| YANKEECLIPPER | Wed Nov 12, 1997 | Joe DiMaggio's nickname | Randall J. Hartman |
| YARDMAN | Sat Sep 23, 2000 | Train employee | Rich Norris |