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 50,654 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALUMNINEWSLETTER | Sun Mar 3, 2024 | It might help you keep up with old classmates | Hoang-Kim Vu |
| AUTOSEAT | Sun Jan 30, 2005 | It's typically made of leather or plush | Derrick Niederman |
| BABYSITTERS | Sat Oct 11, 2014 | Ones in praise of angels? | Evans Clinchy |
| BROCHETTE | Sat Jul 18, 1998 | Stick in the oven? | Rich Norris |
| CHOPPED | Sat Apr 30, 2022 | Did some prep work in the kitchen | Joe DiPietro |
| CLAMBERS | Sun Apr 21, 2024 | Ascends with one's hands and feet | Michael Schlossberg |
| DOEEYES | Sun May 22, 2016 | They impart an innocent look | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis |
| ELECTIONRETURNS | Tue Nov 7, 1995 | Vote tallies | Sidney L. Robbins |
| FERDELANCE | Tue Jun 17, 1997 | Tropical viper | Robert Zimmerman |
| GOABOUT | Sun Mar 11, 2007 | Tend to | Eric Berlin |
| GOTTOGETYOUINTOMYLIFE | Sun Jul 2, 2017 | "Revolver" song that Paul McCartney described as "an ode to pot" | Patrick Blindauer |
| GRISTLY | Fri Feb 27, 2015 | Like some low-grade beef | Julian Lim |
| IMPERSONAL | Thu Nov 12, 2015 | Cold | David Kwong |
| INAMUDDLE | Fri Jun 11, 2004 | Confused | Sherry O. Blackard |
| KAP | Sun Dec 5, 2004 | Cover, in commercial names | David J. Kahn |
| LOVETAKESTIME | Sun Feb 14, 2016 | 1990 #1 hit for Mariah Carey | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| MAILEDIN | Sun Nov 12, 2017 | Like rebate coupons, typically | Ed Sessa |
| NERFHOOP | Sat Apr 23, 2005 | Toy placed over a door | Patrick Berry |
| ONEAFTERTHEOTHER | Sun Jun 7, 2015 | In succession | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| OPTICALSCANNERS | Fri May 13, 2011 | Reading devices | Joe Krozel |
| PADDLEBOATS | Fri Jul 9, 2021 | People-powered vehicles | Robyn Weintraub |
| PROPELLED | Sun Jun 6, 2021 | Catapulted, say | Robyn Weintraub |
| PUTONASHOW | Mon May 27, 2024 | Keep up appearances, say ... or what to do with the ends of 17-, 24-, 39- and 50-Across? | Christopher Youngs |
| REEMPLOY | Sun Nov 4, 2012 | Put on the job again | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| REPARABLE | Sun Apr 29, 2007 | Not totally disastrous | Henry Hook |
| ROCKBOTTOMPRICES | Sun Nov 28, 2021 | Two fish tanks, accessories included, $5! | Jeff Kremer |
| SAVOUR | Fri Dec 31, 1993 | British taste | Norman S. Wizer |
| SELFESTEEM | Fri Jan 2, 2026 | Personal opinion? | Adam Wagner and Rafael Musa |
| SENIORPROJECT | Wed Feb 6, 2013 | Graduation requirement, perhaps | Peter A. Collins |
| SONGEUR | Mon Oct 2, 1995 | Dreamer: Fr. | Joy L. Wouk |
| TENDTOEXCESS | Sun Oct 11, 1998 | Mother too much? | Nancy Salomon, Marjorie Richter and Kelly Clark |
| TYMURRAY | Sun Feb 6, 2011 | Nine-time world champion rodeo cowboy | David J. Kahn |
| UNLETTERED | Fri Feb 22, 2013 | Poorly educated | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| USARMYINSIGNIA | Tue Oct 10, 1995 | Eagle | Janet R. Bender |
| VAGUEIDEA | Sat Jun 18, 2022 | Inkling | Brooke Husic |
| WATERTROUGH | Mon Jun 23, 2003 | Where horses drink | Raymond Hamel |
| WEENIEROAST | Sat Dec 17, 2022 | Outdoor event with long sticks, informally | Christina Iverson and Tom Pepper |
| WHERESPOPPA | Thu Jun 12, 1997 | 1970 George Segal movie | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| WHICHISWHICH | Mon May 12, 2008 | Question when you can't tell two things apart | Randall J. Hartman |
| YOUSNOOZEYOULOSE | Mon Jan 12, 2026 | Rhyming advice to a procrastinator | Carolyn Davies Lynch and Christina Iverson |