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 50,702 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAAH | Sat Sep 28, 2019 | Sound made while sinking into a hot tub | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| AGIFT | Mon Apr 17, 2006 | Have ___ of gab | Larry Paul |
| AIRTRAP | Thu Apr 22, 2004 | Curved pipe feature | Daniel C. Bryant |
| ANUPHILLBATTLE | Sun Nov 12, 1995 | Like the toughest part of the race | Randolph Ross |
| BERLINWALL | Thu Sep 16, 2010 | Site of a memorable 1989 impromptu performance by 50-Across | Joey Weissbrot, Brown University '11 |
| BONESMCCOY | Tue Feb 21, 2012 | Sci-fi physician played by DeForest Kelley | Caleb Madison |
| BRAINDROPPINGS | Sun Sep 24, 2000 | Comic book (1997) | Randolph Ross |
| CANNON | Fri May 31, 2013 | Feature of a daredevil circus act | Josh Knapp |
| CAREERCRIMINAL | Fri Sep 22, 2017 | One who can't turn right? | David Steinberg |
| CTRLALTDEL | Fri May 17, 2024 | "Three-finger salute" to help reboot | Hemant Mehta |
| DOWNHEARTEDNESS | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | Blue state | Mark Feldman |
| EGONS | Sat May 18, 2013 | Painter Schiele and composer Wellesz | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| ETILES | Sat Apr 25, 2015 | Most plentiful pieces in a certain board game | James Mulhern |
| EXPELLED | Mon Nov 25, 2013 | Kicked out | Kevin G. Der |
| FACILITATE | Sun Jul 30, 1995 | EEEE | Charles M. Deber |
| FRANKOCEAN | Tue May 11, 2021 | 2012 Grammy winner for "Channel Orange" | Kevin Patterson |
| GETSSORE | Sun Apr 12, 2009 | Becomes peeved | Eric Berlin |
| GETTHEWORDSDOWN | Sun Jan 24, 1999 | Write something, even if not the final draft | Robert Malinow |
| GOLDCHAIN | Sun Mar 14, 2004 | Piece of bling-bling | Craig Kasper |
| GROUCHED | Sat Sep 24, 1994 | Complained | Manny Nosowsky |
| HEADCANON | Sun Mar 24, 2024 | Personal theory that isn't in the source material | John Kugelman |
| HEES | Thu Sep 13, 2018 | Partners of haws | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| IGOTYA | Sat Feb 20, 2021 | Jeering words after a prank | Ali Gascoigne |
| JOSTLED | Sat Nov 1, 1997 | Pushed | Rich Norris |
| KNITTINGPATTERN | Fri Mar 24, 2006 | Needles follow one | Manny Nosowsky |
| MELTEDCHEESE | Tue Jun 29, 2004 | Fondue dip | Jim Hyres |
| MISDEEDS | Wed Jan 31, 2007 | Wicked acts | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| MOCA | Sun Mar 1, 1998 | Provincial capital in the Dominican Republic | Cathy Millhauser |
| PACKINGUP | Fri Feb 13, 2009 | Getting ready to make one's move? | Doug Peterson |
| PIANISTE | Thu Jul 9, 1998 | Keyboard professional | Norman S. Wizer |
| PRINTERINK | Sat Mar 16, 2019 | It comes in cartridges | Andrew J. Ries |
| PUKING | Sat Dec 28, 2024 | First trimester woe, informally | Sam Berriman |
| RESURGENT | Sun Aug 25, 2024 | On the comeback trail | John Kugelman |
| SHOWBOATHOTEL | Sun Oct 19, 2008 | Atlantic City casino | Joe DiPietro |
| SISBOOMBAH | Wed Sep 12, 2001 | End of a cheer | Philip Lew |
| STAYLOOSE | Sun Apr 10, 2022 | Not get tense | David W. Tuffs |
| STEGOSAURS | Sat Dec 28, 1996 | Museum of natural history exhibits | N. Joline |
| SUNKENTREASURES | Mon Aug 24, 1998 | Jewelry and gold doubloons, maybe | Alan Jay Weiss |
| THATFEELSSOGOOD | Fri Aug 10, 2012 | Massage message? | John Lampkin |
| WHIPSAWED | Sat Aug 3, 2019 | Jerked in two directions at once | Ryan McCarty |