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 50,462 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICANSPANISH | Sat Feb 14, 2004 | Alternative to Castilian | Frank Longo |
| ARYE | Sun Sep 29, 1996 | Ex-"Ellen" actor Gross | M. Reagle |
| BARONIAL | Sat Jan 10, 2009 | Style of envelope for greeting cards | Bob Klahn |
| BATTERYNOTINCLUDED | Sun Jan 31, 2016 | Note on a watered-down assault indictment? | Yaakov Bendavid |
| BERCEUSE | Sun Dec 10, 2000 | Cradlesong | Rich Norris |
| BOSTONLETTUCE | Mon Nov 22, 2010 | Meal money in Massachusetts? | David Poole |
| BRIANWILSON | Thu Mar 31, 2011 | Giants hurler (2010 champs) / Beach Boys vocalist on "Help Me, Rhonda" (#1 in 1965) | Jeremy Horwitz and Tyler Hinman |
| BUTANES | Fri Aug 12, 2005 | Lighter fuels | Manny Nosowsky |
| CCAND | Sun Apr 3, 1994 | "_____ Company" (Namath film) | Ernie Furtado |
| CHARTING | Tue Apr 27, 1999 | Explorer's activity | Fred Piscop |
| COLLIES | Fri Nov 24, 2023 | Some "bearded" dogs | Rafael Musa |
| DAYTRIPPER | Mon Oct 20, 2014 | 1965 Beatles hit that begins "Got a good reason for taking the easy way out" | Patrick Blindauer |
| DEVALUATE | Sun Jul 11, 2004 | Cheapen | Randolph Ross |
| DIGITIZE | Sun Jan 7, 2018 | Scan, in a way | David Steinberg |
| DINETTESET | Sun Mar 22, 2009 | Showcase Showdown prize, perhaps | Joon Pahk and Matt Matera |
| DISLOCATION | Sun Dec 3, 2006 | Where we be? | Patrick Merrell |
| DISUNITE | Thu Apr 27, 2000 | Sever | Greg Staples |
| EXTREMERIGHT | Thu Apr 4, 2002 | Reactionaries, politically | Trip Payne |
| FAREWELLS | Fri Jan 1, 2016 | Parting chorus | David Steinberg |
| GANNETS | Sat Aug 8, 2015 | Plunge-diving seabirds | Alan Arbesfeld |
| GOODDAYSUNSHINE | Mon Nov 16, 1998 | 1966 Beatles song | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank |
| HONEYBUN | Sat May 12, 2012 | Sugar | Caleb Madison |
| ICANDONOWRONG | Wed Jan 5, 2000 | Egotistical 1948 Cole Porter tune? | D. J. DeChristopher |
| MEANDMYDRUM | Tue Dec 6, 2016 | Following the shaded squares, the end to a seasonal song | Ed Sessa |
| METINTHEMIDDLE | Mon Aug 4, 2014 | Compromised, as two parties | Joel Fagliano |
| MIDDLESCHOOL | Thu Mar 21, 2024 | Awkward period, for many | Joe Marquez |
| MYTHREESONS | Tue Jan 17, 1995 | 60's sitcom | Gregory E. Paul |
| NAHIMGOOD | Sat Sep 11, 2021 | "None for me, thanks" | Sid Sivakumar |
| NONETOO | Sat Oct 19, 2019 | Very far from | Byron Walden |
| SETDOWN | Wed Sep 26, 2007 | Lay | Lee Glickstein and Craig Kasper |
| SOBRIETY | Sat Jul 29, 1995 | Kind of test | Charles E. Gersch |
| SOLOMONANDSHEBA | Thu May 4, 1995 | Religious film hit of 1959 | A.J. Santora |
| SPOILEDMILK | Wed Apr 17, 2019 | Menu item #4: Something to pour in coffee for a sour surprise | Alison Ohringer and Erik Agard |
| STRETCHONESNECK | Thu Mar 27, 2008 | See 49-Down | Joe Krozel |
| SUMMERBREEZE | Sun Nov 27, 2011 | Something to enjoy on a beach | Jeff Chen |
| THEBIGBANG | Sat Aug 26, 2017 | Explosive theory? | Peter Wentz |
| TIDEMARKS | Tue Nov 17, 2009 | High and low water lines | John Farmer |
| TUNABURGER | Wed Oct 23, 2019 | Fishy sandwich | Jennifer Nutt |
| UPTRENDS | Sat Apr 6, 2024 | Encouraging signs in the market | Byron Walden |
| YOURSONG | Thu Jun 23, 1994 | Elton John's first hit | Trip Payne |