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 50,260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABAG | Sun Apr 21, 2013 | All that and ___ of chips | Jonah Kagan |
| AUTOCADES | Sat Sep 19, 2015 | They're often escorted by police | Kevin Adamick |
| BLAREOUT | Wed Jun 7, 2017 | Announce loudly | Timothy Polin |
| BRAKELIGHT | Sat Dec 18, 2004 | One of many seen in stopped traffic | Dana Motley |
| DOWNPILLOWS | Tue Jun 7, 2005 | Stuffed headrests | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| ENIGMATOLOGIST | Mon Mar 29, 2004 | Fancy term for a 36-Across | Barry Silk |
| EQUALTIME | Fri Sep 29, 1995 | Debater's entitlement | Manny Nosowsky |
| FANWAVE | Sun May 6, 2007 | Team supporter's suction cup-mounted sign | Charles M. Deber |
| FOOTHOLD | Tue Mar 29, 2005 | Secure position | Victor Fleming and Nelson Hardy |
| FRUSTRATION | Wed Jul 15, 2009 | Feeling of nonfulfillment | Joon Pahk |
| GOESNOWHERE | Thu Mar 28, 2024 | Makes little progress | Dominic Grillo |
| JAZZAMBASSADORS | Sat Jul 31, 2021 | Cold War-era group that included Louis Armstrong | Brian Thomas and Brooke Husic |
| JUMPUPANDDOWN | Thu Jul 29, 2004 | "Simon says pretend you're on a trampoline" | Patrick Merrell |
| LASTBUS | Thu Aug 31, 1995 | What a commuter mustn't miss | David J. Kahn |
| LEATHERSTOCKING | Mon Jun 30, 2003 | Nickname in James Fenimore Cooper tales | Gregory E. Paul |
| LENSFILTER | Sat Oct 12, 2019 | Screen for a shooter | Andrew J. Ries |
| MGMSTUDIOS | Sat May 11, 2002 | Group under the sign of Leo | Mark Diehl |
| NIFTIEST | Wed Sep 27, 1995 | Most excellent | David J. Kahn |
| ONEBOUNCE | Fri Oct 31, 1997 | Tennis maximum | Matt Gaffney |
| PETULANCE | Sun Aug 6, 2000 | Spoiled brat's display | Manny Nosowsky |
| PLUSSIZES | Sat Jan 15, 2011 | No wear for waifs | Barry C. Silk |
| POLLINATION | Wed Sep 17, 2014 | Job done by the insects seen above the circled words in 17-, 26- and 50-Across | Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo |
| PRECAST | Sun Jun 18, 2017 | Like concrete that's shaped in advance | Sam Trabucco |
| PUSHIER | Thu Sep 27, 2001 | Less apt to wait one's turn | Manny Nosowsky |
| PUTITMILDLY | Mon Jul 22, 2024 | Was understated in one's description | Laura Dershewitz |
| REVISITED | Fri Jun 8, 2001 | Saw more of | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| SEPIALIKE | Sat Nov 29, 1997 | Having gray-brown tones | Rich Norris |
| SHAVIAN | Sat Nov 13, 1999 | Having an ironic comedic tone | Jim Page |
| SILVERDOME | Sun Apr 16, 2017 | Detroit-area stadium that hosted Super Bowl XVI | Timothy Polin |
| SOLETITGO | Fri Sep 3, 2021 | "In that case, move on!" | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Paolo Pasco |
| STATEPARK | Sat Sep 21, 2002 | Niagara Reservation was the first one in 1885 | Rich Norris |
| STATETHEOBVIOUS | Sat May 19, 2007 | Say something to which people reply "Duh!" | Byron Walden |
| TAKESSTOCK | Tue May 8, 2012 | Assesses one's options carefully | Lynn Lempel |
| TOWPATH | Sat Oct 31, 2020 | Route for pulling a boat | Stella Zawistowski |
| TYPEY | Sun Aug 31, 1997 | Combining the ideal characteristics of its variety | David J. Kahn |
| UNFAZED | Sat Dec 6, 2014 | Serene | Josh Knapp |
| VILIFY | Wed Aug 8, 2001 | Malign | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| VOLTAMPERE | Tue Jan 29, 2013 | Watt's equivalent | David Steinberg |
| WENCESLAUS | Tue Feb 19, 2013 | Sainted king who inspired a carol | Barry Franklin and Sara Kaplan |
| YUGIOH | Sat Aug 29, 2020 | Trading card franchise that's an alternative to Pokémon | Michael Hawkins |