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 50,243 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDERMEN | Mon Aug 14, 2006 | Municipal lawmakers | Gene Newman |
| ALYSSAS | Thu Mar 19, 2009 | Actress Milano and namesakes | Laura Sternberg |
| ANIMATORS | Sun Nov 12, 2006 | Short drawers? | Patrick Berry |
| BIRDHOUSES | Fri Jun 3, 2022 | Buildings with many wings | Robyn Weintraub |
| BOACONSTRICTORS | Sun Oct 17, 2021 | You wouldn't want them to have a crush on you | Jeff Chen |
| CHICKFILA | Sat Sep 6, 2014 | Big chain closed on Sundays | James Mulhern |
| CONJURER | Sun Jun 2, 1996 | Wizard | R. Norris |
| COPOUTS | Tue Apr 2, 2019 | Bad rationalizations | Natasha Lyonne and Deb Amlen |
| DEVELOPEDASHORT | Sun Aug 4, 2013 | The film-processing machine at the movie studio ... | Steven Ginzburg |
| EDGARAWARD | Sat Oct 30, 2021 | Mystery prize | Michael Hawkins |
| FOLDINGTHELAUNDRY | Sun Mar 12, 2023 | Post-dryer chore / Splendid | David Tuffs |
| FOLKTALES | Sun Jul 16, 2017 | Oral tradition | Andrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller |
| FUSEBOX | Tue Mar 8, 2016 | Something to check if the lights go out | David Steinberg |
| GABBLES | Sat Aug 30, 1997 | Is unintelligible | Matt Gaffney |
| GOINGOFFHALFCOCKED | Thu Feb 26, 2015 | Acting rashly | Caleb Emmons |
| HANGERS | Wed Jun 21, 2006 | They hold up your pants | Barry C. Silk |
| HEALTHFUL | Wed Oct 14, 2015 | Salubrious | Joel Fagliano |
| INSIDEOF | Sun Feb 4, 1996 | Not beyond | D. J. Kahn |
| JESSICALANGE | Tue May 19, 2015 | Oscar-winning actress for "Blue Sky" | Allan E. Parrish |
| KEEPSOPEN | Sun Sep 22, 2024 | Doesn't rule out, as a possibility | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray |
| KOOSTARK | Thu Aug 4, 1994 | Actress friend of Prince Andrew | Jim Page |
| MAILORDERBRIDE | Sat Aug 25, 2001 | Other half of another country? | Frank Longo |
| MISCHIEVOUS | Tue Jun 1, 2010 | BAD | Sarah Keller |
| MOLTENCHOCOLATE | Mon Mar 14, 2011 | Hershey's vatful | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| MOUSTACHE | Mon Aug 3, 2015 | Notable 23-Across feature | David Steinberg |
| MOVESASIDE | Sat Jun 26, 2004 | Gets out of the way | Byron Walden |
| MUKBANGS | Sun Apr 27, 2025 | Food-centric broadcasts originating in South Korea | Jacob Reed |
| OSTERIA | Sat Oct 7, 2017 | Basic Italian bistro | Byron Walden |
| PHARYNGES | Sun Feb 2, 2003 | Links to esophagi | Mark Danna |
| PYROMANIACS | Sun Jun 13, 2010 | Lighting enthusiasts? | Francis Heaney |
| RAISESAHAND | Sat Sep 24, 2005 | Threatens violence | Byron Walden |
| ROOKIEMISTAKE | Fri Oct 28, 2022 | Something a veteran won't make | Will Nediger |
| ROSEGOLD | Tue Jun 27, 2017 | Copper alloy used in jewelry | John Guzzetta |
| SERENADERS | Sat Nov 11, 1995 | Carolers | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| SHALLOTS | Thu Nov 2, 2000 | Onions' kin | Henry Hook |
| SPEAKTOOSOON | Mon Dec 28, 2015 | Say something before immediately being proven wrong | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| STMARKS | Thu Oct 25, 2012 | Venice tourist attraction | Caleb Rasmussen |
| TEAMEVENT | Sun Sep 22, 2024 | 4x100 relay, for one | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray |
| UNUS | Sun Jan 20, 2008 | "___ pro omnibus, omnes pro uno" | Natan Last |
| WINDOWCOVERINGS | Sun Feb 5, 2006 | 17-9-19-10-2-12-22-7 | Eric Berlin |