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 50,537 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACPLUG | Sun Apr 19, 2020 | Standard outlet connection | Jack Mowat and Jeff Chen |
| ADVENTURES | Thu Nov 25, 1993 | "And then..." stories | Joy L. Wouk |
| AMPUTATE | Fri Jul 17, 1998 | Cut off | Randolph Ross |
| ARTSCAMS | Sun Jun 28, 2020 | They might involve impersonating a dealer | Jon Schneider and Anderson Wang |
| AUTOACCESSORIES | Fri Jul 30, 2010 | Cup holders and such | Kevin G. Der |
| BIGDOS | Sat Aug 4, 2007 | Galas | Byron Walden |
| BISE | Sat Jan 20, 1996 | Cold north wind | F. Longo |
| BOSTONCOMMON | Wed Feb 20, 2002 | Starting point of the Freedom Trail | Marjorie Richter |
| CHARLESSLAW | Sat Aug 4, 2001 | Principle involving the temperature and density of gases | Randolph Ross |
| COMMERCIALFREE | Thu Feb 22, 2007 | Like 20-, 25- and 43-Across? | Mike Nothnagel |
| CONTRAIL | Thu Dec 27, 2018 | Follower of a plane ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| DATAFORMAT | Fri Jun 11, 2021 | Computer file arrangement | Matthew Stock |
| FACETOWELS | Sun Jul 31, 2005 | Smallish items on rods | Mark Feldman |
| FLYOUTTHEWINDOW | Sat Apr 10, 2004 | Be summarily lost ... or what 30-Across might do? | Mark Diehl |
| GRAINOFTRUTH | Sun Nov 26, 2000 | Minuscule intangible? | Patrick Berry |
| KAYHAGAN | Mon Dec 14, 2020 | North Carolina senator who unseated Elizabeth Dole | Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau |
| LENGTHYMEETINGS | Tue Feb 5, 2008 | Business sessions that drag | Peter A. Collins |
| LOTAH | Sun Feb 19, 1995 | Indian water pot | Alfio Micci |
| MRSTEEVEE | Sat Jan 26, 2013 | She told Willy Wonka "Loompaland? There's no such place" | Raymond C. Young |
| NOSTER | Thu Aug 13, 1998 | Pater ___ (prayer) | A. J. Santora |
| OPERATING | Thu Dec 16, 2021 | Word with room or system | Trenton Charlson |
| OUTWITS | Tue Jun 9, 2009 | *Defeats mentally | Steve Dobis |
| PARISIANS | Thu Feb 5, 2015 | French capitalists? | Mike Buckley |
| PINHEADS | Thu Oct 5, 2023 | *Dummies | Daniel Bodily |
| PRECEDED | Sun Jan 27, 2019 | Came before | Randolph Ross |
| PROTOZOAN | Thu Jun 20, 2019 | Single-celled organism | Trenton Charlson |
| QUATRE | Fri Dec 4, 1998 | Huit halved | John Wolting |
| SEDERUNTS | Fri Feb 23, 1996 | Prolonged sittings, as for reading or relaxation | A. J. Santora |
| SINGLETHREAD | Thu Feb 7, 2013 | Flimsy, as stitching | David Levinson Wilk |
| SIRYESSIR | Sun Feb 4, 2024 | Private line? | Daniel Grinberg |
| SNOWNADO | Sat Apr 13, 2024 | Portmanteau for a rare winter phenomenon | Jess Rucks |
| SPEEDAWAY | Sat Sep 16, 2000 | Hightail it | Robert H. Wolfe |
| STREAMLET | Fri Oct 19, 2012 | Short run | Patrick Berry |
| SUPEREGOS | Wed Nov 24, 2021 | Id checkers | Brandon Koppy |
| TAKEATOLL | Sat Feb 14, 2009 | Result in serious damage | Joe Krozel |
| TONSOF | Sun Oct 20, 2013 | Many, many | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| VIMEO | Mon Dec 24, 2018 | Alternative to YouTube | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| WAKANDAN | Tue Apr 13, 2021 | Like most characters in "Black Panther" | Michael Lieberman |
| WALKEDONTHEMOON | Wed Jul 20, 2005 | What 20- and 50-Across did on July 20, 1969 | Roy Leban |
| ZELL | Sat Feb 26, 1994 | George Burns buddy Harry Von _____ | Bob Klahn |