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 50,255 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AALIYAH | Sat Oct 12, 2013 | Singer of the #1 single "Try Again," 2000 | John Farmer |
| BECURLS | Sat Nov 19, 1994 | Makes rings in the hair | Brett Blaylock |
| BIEBERFEVER | Wed Sep 5, 2012 | Phenomenon evidenced in the 2011 film subtitled "Never Say Never" | Paula Gamache |
| BULOW | Sun Nov 28, 1993 | Claus von ___ ('82 defendant) | Joanne W. Edwards |
| CALLOUT | Sat Aug 11, 2001 | Yell | David J. Kahn |
| CRYYOUREYESOUT | Fri Feb 12, 2016 | Have a bawl | Brandon Hensley |
| DEMOSTHENES | Thu Dec 24, 2015 | Shows a Sega Genesis rival at an expo? | Derek Bowman |
| DONTWAITUPFORME | Fri Mar 30, 2018 | "I won't be back till late" | Sam Trabucco |
| EMDASHES | Thu Aug 18, 2011 | — — — | Kevan Choset |
| ENSURER | Sat Jun 3, 2017 | Guarantor | Roland Huget |
| GOATCHEESE | Fri Nov 23, 2007 | Greek salad ingredient | Paula Gamache |
| GOOGLEAPPS | Sun Nov 19, 2023 | Research hors d'oeuvres online? | Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi |
| INSTEPWITH | Fri Jul 20, 2012 | Conforming to | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| JOHNCLEESE | Sat Apr 27, 2019 | Briton who wrote "A Fish Called Wanda" | Joe Deeney |
| JUICENEWTON | Mon Dec 26, 2005 | "Queen of Hearts" vocalist, 1981 | Allan E. Parrish |
| JUNKY | Sat Jul 7, 2012 | Worthy of being tossed | Tim Croce |
| KLABERJASS | Sat Nov 26, 2011 | Trick-taking game | Brad Wilber |
| LAPISLAZULI | Sun Dec 13, 2009 | Rich blue stone | Mike Shenk |
| LETTERI | Thu Jun 14, 2018 | Start to instigate? | Joe Krozel |
| MONEYLOVER | Mon Sep 21, 2009 | Miser, e.g. | Mark Feldman |
| NAMEDROPS | Sun May 16, 2010 | Tries to impress, as in conversation | Matt Ginsberg |
| NEARLYWEDS | Sat Oct 22, 2022 | They're about to say "I do" | Brooke Husic and Yacob Yonas |
| NIODEON | Thu Jul 23, 1998 | Early theater, briefly | Randall J. Hartman |
| OCTAVIAN | Mon Mar 26, 2012 | General who became the first emperor of Rome | Ray Fontenot |
| OFFPUT | Tue Mar 2, 2021 | Disconcerted | Ross Trudeau |
| ONFEED | Sun Jul 7, 1996 | How some hogs are raised | R. H. Wolfe |
| PIESHOP | Mon Oct 23, 2017 | Specialty bakery | Timothy Polin |
| PLAYOFF | Sun Feb 9, 2020 | Postseason game | Brian Kulman |
| PLEASING | Mon Nov 22, 1999 | Harmonious | Frances Hansen |
| REFORMED | Thu Jun 4, 2020 | On the straight and narrow now | Barbara Lin |
| RUTHLESSTACTICS | Wed Jun 25, 2014 | What the Red Sox had to start using in 1920? | Patrick Merrell |
| SASHAFIERCE | Sat Jan 18, 2014 | Beyoncé alter ego | David Steinberg |
| STIFFARMING | Mon Jul 2, 2007 | Shoving away, football-style | Peter A. Collins |
| SUCKSWIND | Sat Oct 12, 2024 | Doesn't breathe easy | Katie Hoody |
| TAKEACUE | Wed Dec 13, 2023 | Act on prompting (from) | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| TEAMCREST | Thu Apr 12, 2018 | Image on a soccer jersey | Jules Markey |
| TIEDTO | Wed Dec 2, 2020 | Connected with | Will Nediger |
| TRAPDOORSPIDERS | Sun May 29, 2011 | Burrowing arthropods | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach |
| TRIPOUT | Mon Jun 3, 2024 | Get high on acid | Alana Platt |
| WECAN | Sat Feb 7, 2015 | "___ Do It!" (Rosie the Riveter motto) | Byron Walden |