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 50,606 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLER | Sun Jul 22, 2001 | To go, to Godot | Patrick Berry |
| BLUEJACKETS | Sun Jun 4, 2023 | N.H.L. team from Ohio ... or a description of 93-Across? | Rafael Musa |
| CLEOS | Sun Apr 2, 1995 | Singer Laine et al. | Norman S. Wizer |
| DIFFERENCEOFOPINION | Sun Jan 19, 2025 | It's what ﹣ you think | Emily Sharp and Kunal Nabar |
| DIVIDENDS | Fri Nov 1, 1996 | Bonuses | M. Rosen |
| DOTHEBESTYOUCAN | Wed Aug 9, 2017 | Give 100% | Adam G. Perl |
| DRCLAW | Sun Dec 9, 2018 | "Inspector Gadget" antagonist | Ross Trudeau |
| ECYCLED | Sat Mar 15, 2025 | Was eco-conscious with tech waste, in modern parlance | Ryan McCarty |
| FRUITY | Sat Nov 12, 2005 | Like a mai tai | Karen M. Tracey |
| GODISGOOD | Sun Feb 16, 2020 | "Hallelujah, praise the Lord!" | Sam Ezersky |
| GONEFISSION | Tue Mar 23, 2004 | Nuclear physicist's sign-off? | Fred Piscop |
| HAYFORK | Sun May 14, 2006 | Farm pitcher | Patrick Berry |
| INDUCTS | Fri May 11, 2018 | Initiates | Sam Ezersky and David Steinberg |
| JEANSDRESS | Sat Feb 19, 1994 | Informal women's attire | Charles E. Gersch |
| KIRKS | Sun Dec 31, 1995 | Douglas and Cameron | Bob Klahn |
| KISSONTHECHEEK | Fri Mar 23, 2018 | Sweet farewell | Erik Agard |
| KNOCKOVER | Fri Dec 23, 2016 | Upset | Robyn Weintraub |
| LUNESTA | Sat Dec 5, 2020 | Anti-insomnia drug | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| MASKUP | Sun Apr 16, 2023 | Protect oneself against Covid, say | Mike Hobin |
| MONTEZUMA | Sat Sep 11, 2004 | Ill-fated emperor of 1502-20 | Byron Walden |
| MRWHIPPLE | Fri Sep 5, 2008 | Noted shopper scolder | Kevin G. Der |
| OH | Sun May 11, 2014 | "No kidding!" | Peter A. Collins |
| OKELYDOKELY | Sat Apr 18, 2015 | All right, to 42-Across | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| PECTORAL | Sat Jan 10, 2009 | Kind of fin on a fish | Bob Klahn |
| PSYCHOLOGIST | Sun Feb 18, 2001 | HEADLINE | David J. Kahn |
| RIVERRAFT | Sat Nov 13, 2010 | Rapid transit? | Mark Diehl |
| ROVINGREPORTERS | Mon May 17, 1999 | Journalists who don't have desk jobs | Ethan Cooper |
| SCHONE | Fri Feb 4, 2000 | "Die ___ Müllerin" (Schubert work) | Dana Motley |
| SECRETMENUITEMS | Fri Jul 2, 2021 | In-N-Out Burger's "Animal Style" burgers and fries, e.g. | Brooke Husic and Ada Nicolle |
| SIERRANEVADA | Thu Oct 27, 2005 | Mount Whitney's home | Bonnie L. Gentry |
| SLICKLY | Sat Jun 19, 1999 | With ingenuity and finesse | Mark Diehl |
| SONGSTER | Sun Feb 27, 2005 | Air producer | Mike Torch |
| SOUTHSEA | Sun Jul 19, 2009 | From Polynesia and environs | Lynn Lempel |
| STEERINGCOLUMNS | Wed Dec 20, 2023 | Where turn signals are found | Brad Wiegmann |
| THATISSUCHAMOOD | Fri Jun 30, 2023 | "I can relate," in Gen Z slang | Carly Schuna |
| TOLER | Sat Jan 15, 1994 | Charlie Chan portrayer | Manny Nosowsky |
| TRIUMPH | Tue Feb 23, 2016 | Come out on top | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| WARHEAD | Sat Oct 1, 1994 | Payload portion | Bob Klahn |
| WEEKDAY | Sun Jul 30, 2023 | One of five every seven | John Kugelman |
| YANA | Sun Oct 31, 1999 | Indian of the Sacramento River valley | Frank A. Longo |