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 50,794 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALIGHTED | Wed Jan 4, 2012 | Came down | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| BALATON | Fri Aug 1, 1997 | Largest lake in central Europe | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| BANANAOIL | Thu Oct 20, 2011 | Insincere flattery, in slang | Patrick Berry |
| BILLYGOATSGRUFF | Mon Aug 20, 2007 | Grass-eating trio | Lynn Lempel |
| CHABAD | Wed Jun 14, 2017 | Jewish organization known for its outreach work | Andrew Zhou |
| CHURCHWARDEN | Mon Sep 17, 2007 | Bell ringer | Sarah Keller |
| CLIPONS | Sun Apr 1, 2007 | Some sunglasses | Paula Gamache |
| CROSTIC | Wed Mar 16, 1994 | Double-_____ (puzzle type) | Fred Piscop |
| CUTAPOORFIGURE | Sun May 28, 2017 | Step 5: Look pretty schlubby | Andrew Zhou |
| DEASIL | Thu Dec 4, 1997 | Clockwise | Eileen Lexau |
| DECONTAMINATION | Fri May 5, 2000 | Cleanup of a sort | Roger Barkan |
| DIDBATTLE | Sat Feb 9, 2002 | Fought | Rich Norris |
| FEELING | Tue Oct 6, 2015 | See 6-Down | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| FILLEDUP | Sun Nov 24, 2002 | Stuffed | Nancy Salomon and Lee Glickstein |
| FLOCKTOGETHER | Mon Mar 30, 2015 | Gather as a group | Bruce Haight |
| FRUCTOSE | Tue Sep 3, 2019 | Source of added calories in many processed foods | Evan Kalish |
| GASTROPUB | Wed Jan 12, 2022 | Venue for meals with microbrews | Adam Aaronson |
| HERALDIC | Sun Jul 23, 2000 | Like some decorations | Patrick Berry |
| IKECLANTON | Wed Oct 11, 2017 | Outlaw at 62-Across | David J. Kahn |
| JOUSTING | Fri Aug 19, 2005 | Knightly activity | David Liben-Nowell |
| KEEPSOPEN | Sun Sep 22, 2024 | Doesn't rule out, as a possibility | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray |
| KRYSTEN | Sun Jan 7, 2024 | Actress Ritter of "Jessica Jones" | Michael Schlossberg |
| LASTBORN | Fri Jan 14, 1994 | Youngest | Eric Albert |
| MAKINGASTINK | Sun Nov 10, 2019 | Raising Cain | Peter Gordon |
| MOVIETICKETS | Sat Sep 6, 2025 | They help you see the big picture | Kunal Nabar |
| NOFOR | Thu May 29, 1997 | Can't take ___ an answer | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| PRINTERINK | Sat Mar 16, 2019 | It comes in cartridges | Andrew J. Ries |
| ROUNDEYED | Wed Dec 10, 2014 | Full of innocent wonder | Tom McCoy |
| SAVETHEPLANET | Sat Nov 21, 2009 | Green line | Gary J. Whitehead |
| SCRIMPY | Sat Apr 3, 2004 | Frugal | Jim Page |
| SKIPSBY | Fri Mar 18, 2005 | Passes jauntily | Ed Early |
| SMALLFACES | Fri Jul 1, 2005 | British band with the 1967 hit "Itchycoo Park" | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| SPEEDREAD | Sat Aug 5, 2017 | Get through lines quickly | David Phillips |
| STAGEASTRIKE | Tue Aug 18, 2015 | *Walk out | Bill Thompson |
| THEMUMMYRETURNS | Sun Aug 25, 2024 | Tut-tut? | John Kugelman |
| THROMBI | Fri Aug 20, 2021 | Blood clots | Randolph Ross |
| TRICKORTREATERS | Mon Oct 31, 1994 | Halloween visitors | Sidney L. Robbins |
| UHOHOREO | Sat Apr 6, 2024 | Onetime treat with chocolate creme and vanilla cookies | Byron Walden |
| VICODIN | Sat Nov 3, 2018 | Addictive pain reliever | Ryan McCarty |
| WHITEBLOODCELLS | Fri Nov 16, 2018 | Leukocytes | Kyle Dolan |