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 50,611 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTASIF | Sun Jul 15, 2018 | Pretend | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |
| ALERTTO | Tue Jun 17, 2025 | Aware of, as dangers | Tarun Krishnamurthy |
| BATTLEOFTHENILE | Sat Nov 18, 2006 | Admiral Nelson victory | Victor Fleming |
| BOSSHOGG | Sun Aug 25, 2013 | White-suited "Dukes of Hazzard" villain | Victor Barocas |
| BRYLCREEM | Tue Jul 7, 2009 | "A little dab'll do ya" brand | Lynn Lempel |
| BUILDSBRIDGES | Sun Dec 17, 2023 | Practices diplomacy | Jeremy Newton |
| CAMPIEST | Sat Jan 21, 1995 | Most amusingly exaggerated | Charles E. Gersch |
| CARGOS | Thu Jan 16, 1997 | Ships' contents | W. R. Williams |
| CATCHSOMERAYS | Wed Nov 9, 2016 | "Coach, nab a few of those curfew violators" [M.L.B.] | John Lieb |
| CHEESESLICER | Sun Jun 16, 2019 | Deli machine | Joel Fagliano |
| COALED | Sat Nov 8, 1997 | Provided fuel for an engine | Jim Page |
| COGITATING | Fri Jul 29, 2016 | Deep in thought | John Guzzetta |
| COLLEGEGRAD | Sat Dec 21, 2024 | One who's made it to some degree? | Barbara Lin and Lewis Rothlein |
| COOPEDUP | Wed Apr 4, 2012 | Confined | Zoe Wheeler |
| COUNTYTAX | Sat Jan 9, 2010 | Local assessment | Chuck Deodene |
| DAISYCHAINS | Sat Jun 28, 2025 | Midsummer head decorations | Jesse Guzman |
| DERBYHORSE | Wed Jul 6, 2022 | Certain Kentucky racer | Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen |
| DUFFELBAG | Wed Apr 1, 2020 | Gym clothes holder | John Ficarra and Patrick Merrell |
| EVERETTS | Sat Dec 15, 2001 | "Nanny and the Professor" family from 1970's TV | Frank A. Longo |
| FLACON | Sun Aug 6, 2006 | Perfume bottle | Mark Feldman |
| FORTYLOVE | Wed May 7, 2014 | Score just before winning a game, say | Kurt Mueller |
| HARDSHELL | Thu Mar 16, 1995 | Kind of crab | A.J. Santora |
| HARTFORDCONNECTICUT | Sun Oct 24, 1999 | It's known as "Insurance City" | Nancy Salomon |
| HASNOT | Tue Oct 13, 2020 | Lacks | Amanda Rafkin |
| KEELER | Wed Feb 4, 1998 | Old Broadway star Ruby | Fred Piscop |
| LETTERSORTING | Thu Nov 17, 2011 | "Stronger title" for this puzzle | Patrick Merrell |
| LEVISBLUEJEANS | Mon Feb 21, 2022 | Denim pants with a red tab label [#36] | Natalie Murphy |
| LOVERLY | Wed May 1, 2013 | "Wouldn't It Be ___?" ("My Fair Lady" song) | Paula Gamache |
| MAYTIDE | Thu Jul 11, 1996 | Spring time | David J. Kahn |
| OBSCENER | Sun May 5, 2002 | More objectionable | Patrick Berry |
| ONECASE | Sun Feb 6, 2011 | 24 bottles of beer | David J. Kahn |
| PINESCENT | Fri May 25, 2018 | Common car freshener feature | Jeff Chen |
| POLOSHIRTS | Thu Apr 11, 2024 | Whales and alligators might be seen on them | Dan Caprera |
| RAINSTORMS | Tue Sep 7, 2010 | Nor'easters, often | MaryEllen Uthlaut |
| RUNNINGAREDLIGHT | Sun Jun 19, 2016 | Illegal action shown literally in this answer? | David Woolf |
| SPINCLASSES | Sun Apr 6, 2025 | Intense cycling sessions ... or what you must do to complete the answers to this puzzle's starred clues | Kareem Ayas |
| THEMIRACLES | Sat Dec 15, 2001 | "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" singers | Frank A. Longo |
| TONGED | Thu Jun 27, 2002 | Took hold of, as oysters | James R. Leeds |
| TREADSWATER | Tue Apr 26, 2011 | Is active without making progress or falling behind | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| UNDERGRAD | Mon Oct 22, 2001 | College soph, e.g. | Denise Neuendorf |