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 51,141 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARLENEDAHL | Fri Jun 19, 2015 | "Journey to the Center of the Earth" actress | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| ASHOTINTHEDARK | Tue Oct 21, 2025 | Wild guess ... or what 19-, 24- and 41-Across let you take? | Spencer Leach |
| ASTEAM | Wed Nov 16, 1994 | Boiling | Chuck Deodene |
| AUDIOVISUALAID | Sat Sep 17, 2022 | Slide behind a speaker, maybe | Grant Thackray |
| BEZOS | Mon Aug 15, 2011 | Jeff who founded Amazon.com | Stan Newman |
| BOOKFAIRS | Fri Jun 16, 2023 | Events for bibliophiles | Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| BOXSEATS | Thu Aug 31, 2017 | Luxuries for theatergoers | Zachary Spitz |
| BRERS | Sat Dec 11, 2010 | Backwoods sibs | Paula Gamache |
| BUTTHATSNOTFAIR | Tue Dec 11, 2007 | Teen's response to a parent's "No" | Gail Grabowski |
| CANADIANPROVINCE | Thu Jan 12, 2012 | What each of the 10 abbreviations in this puzzle's answer stands for | Gareth Bain |
| CARRIAGEHOUSE | Tue May 21, 2024 | Outbuilding for many a historic home | Zachary David Levy |
| CHIRRUPS | Sun Aug 4, 2024 | High-pitched bird calls | Scott Hogan and Katie Hale |
| CHOKINGUP | Fri Aug 1, 2008 | Having trouble delivering the eulogy, say | Patrick Berry |
| CLEAREDOUT | Fri Oct 7, 2005 | Emptied | Manny Nosowsky |
| DEMILLES | Thu Feb 11, 1999 | Agnes and Cecil B. | Cathy Millhauser |
| DOUBLESTENNIS | Wed Aug 9, 2017 | Where an ace can beat a pair | Adam G. Perl |
| DYCE | Fri May 31, 1996 | Scottish painter William | J. S. Marrone |
| EMPLOYMENT | Mon Jan 14, 2019 | Professional work | Craig Stowe |
| FREEUNION | Sat Aug 1, 2015 | Cohabitation without marriage | Kameron Austin Collins |
| HOLDOPEN | Sat Jun 19, 2021 | Not close | Sophia Maymudes |
| HORSERADISH | Tue Jul 1, 2025 | *Most "wasabi" at sushi bars, in actuality | Adam Aaronson and Michael Garbus |
| KOREN | Thu Oct 10, 2013 | "The New Yorker" cartoonist Ed | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| KREPLACH | Sat Jul 21, 2001 | Jewish ravioli | Mark Diehl |
| LIONELBARRYMORE | Mon Dec 2, 2019 | Classic actor who played Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life" | Lynn Lempel |
| MAILCARRIER | Mon Nov 30, 1998 | Postal worker's ship? | Cynthia Joy Higgins |
| MAKEUPS | Sat Aug 8, 2009 | Second chances for students | Karen M. Tracey |
| PANHELLENIC | Fri May 22, 2009 | Of fraternities and sororities collectively | Manny Nosowsky |
| PLATINUMBLONDES | Fri Dec 8, 2006 | Lightheaded people? | Harvey Estes |
| POLITICALACTIVISTS | Sun Sep 26, 2021 | Ones fighting for change | Priyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock |
| PUNISHER | Sun Nov 17, 2002 | Spanker, e.g. | Richard and Judith Martin |
| REBATER | Sun May 27, 2001 | One offering a sales incentive | Dana Motley |
| SALTLAKES | Sun Dec 7, 2008 | Some landlocked bodies of water | Jim Page |
| SCRIMMAGES | Tue Jan 4, 2000 | Football squad warm-ups | Joy L. Wouk |
| SEAMAP | Fri May 6, 2022 | Blue print? | Aaron Ullman |
| SPINDOC | Sun Jul 22, 2012 | P.R. pro | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| STAGLINE | Thu Nov 28, 2019 | Bachelor contingent at a cotillion | Timothy Polin |
| STRAWBALE | Sun Mar 22, 2015 | Seat at a hoedown | Jeremy Newton |
| SUPPORTINGCAST | Mon Nov 14, 2005 | Actors not playing major parts | Marjorie Berg |
| UNFAZED | Sat Dec 6, 2014 | Serene | Josh Knapp |
| WATCHWHATYOUSAY | Wed Sep 14, 1994 | Lip readers do this | Harvey Estes |