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 50,366 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACKACK | Tue Jun 10, 1997 | Antiaircraft fire | Fred Piscop |
| ALLBYMYSELF | Wed May 5, 2010 | 1976 Eric Carmen hit | Dan Schoenholz |
| ARAGORN | Sat Jun 25, 2022 | King in "The Return of the King" | Adam Aaronson |
| BODYBUILDING | Mon Jun 24, 2024 | Weightlifter's pursuit … or a hint to both halves of the answers to the starred clues | Anthony V. Grubb |
| BRAFITTING | Fri Mar 7, 2025 | Service for someone who needs support? | Malaika Handa |
| BRULEE | Mon Dec 14, 2020 | Crème ___ (dessert) | Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau |
| BUMPINTHEROAD | Thu Jul 11, 2024 | Minor setback … or a hint to entering 16-, 24-, 44- and 52-Across | Mat Shelden |
| BUYINGTIME | Fri Oct 14, 2022 | Stalling | David Steinberg |
| CABINBOYS | Thu Nov 16, 2017 | Some yacht assistants | Alex Eylar |
| CHAMPAGNETOAST | Sun Jan 1, 1995 | New Year's welcome, frequently | Henry Hook |
| CHEERING | Sun Aug 16, 2015 | Some stadium noise | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| CITYSTATEANDZIP | Thu Dec 13, 2007 | End of some addresses | John Farmer |
| CLAPP | Sat Dec 27, 2008 | "NYPD Blue" Emmy winner Gordon | Karen M. Tracey |
| COHEIRS | Thu Jun 28, 2001 | Fortune sharers, perhaps | Alan Arbesfeld |
| DISMISSAL | Sun Feb 19, 1995 | Ouster | Alfio Micci |
| DUCKSINAROW | Wed Jun 5, 2024 | State of order that this puzzle fails to achieve? | David Rockow |
| FASTICE | Sat Mar 9, 2019 | Freeze that extends out from a coastline | Sam Trabucco |
| FRUSTRATION | Wed Jul 15, 2009 | Feeling of nonfulfillment | Joon Pahk |
| GARGOYLES | Fri Sep 1, 2023 | Stone-faced sorts? | Robert Logan |
| GRANDTOTAL | Sat Oct 9, 2010 | It often includes tax | Joe Krozel |
| HORSEOPERAS | Sun Dec 14, 2003 | Western-themed films | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| IMPEDERS | Sun Mar 27, 2016 | People holding things up | Patrick Blindauer |
| LANDSCAPER | Wed Dec 4, 2013 | Topiary pro | Daniel Raymon |
| MARSHAMASON | Mon Jul 14, 2008 | "The Goodbye Girl" actress | Ed Early |
| MEXICANSTANDOFF | Fri Feb 26, 2010 | Stalemate | Josh Knapp |
| MILIEUS | Sat Jul 9, 2005 | Spheres | Patrick Berry |
| MOREINFO | Sat Jul 16, 2005 | What an ad's 800 number might provide | Michael Shteyman |
| NEVERSAYNEVER | Mon Jul 29, 2024 | Perennial optimist's motto | Jeffrey Lease |
| NHLGAME | Wed Sep 5, 2018 | Stanley Cup matchup, e.g. | Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard |
| PAMPLONA | Fri Oct 24, 2014 | Site of an annual encierro | Patrick Blindauer |
| PEMOLINE | Sun Feb 9, 1997 | Nervous system stimulant | D. Niles |
| PINCER | Thu Dec 27, 2001 | Buy-one-get-one-free item? | Patrick Berry |
| PIROUETTES | Sun Oct 11, 2020 | Graceful spins | Gary Larson |
| PITTER | Tue Apr 5, 2011 | With 64-Across, sound of the circled words | E. J. Masicampo |
| PLAGES | Sat Sep 16, 2000 | Bathing beaches | Robert H. Wolfe |
| PROPCOMIC | Fri Feb 21, 2014 | One with a thing for laughter? | Patrick Berry |
| RIGHTTOLIFER | Mon Aug 25, 2003 | Unlikely Planned Parenthood member | Craig Kasper |
| RUNED | Sun Apr 3, 2022 | Inscribed with some ancient characters | Byron Walden |
| SCHOOLHOUSEROCK | Tue Aug 10, 2021 | Kids' educational TV series of the 1970s-'90s | Anne Grae Martin |
| WHEELOUT | Thu Apr 3, 2008 | Present, as a dessert tray | Kevin G. Der |