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 50,812 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTENTIONSEEKER | Tue Jan 14, 2025 | Publicity hound | Lance Enfinger |
| BEATTHERAP | Wed Jul 10, 2013 | Escape conviction | Ed Sessa |
| BOYPROBLEMS | Sun Jan 3, 2021 | Subject of some teen gossip sessions | Paolo Pasco |
| CAMPBELLS | Sun Jul 2, 2000 | Name on a can | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| DANSEUSES | Sat Oct 31, 2009 | Frequent Degas subjects | Robert H. Wolfe |
| DOESNTKNOWBEANS | Mon Feb 20, 2006 | Hasn't a clue | Doug Peterson |
| DREWASALARY | Wed Jul 19, 2000 | Wasn't on commission | Philip Lew |
| DUENORTH | Mon Jul 25, 2016 | 0 degrees, on a compass | Kevin Christian |
| EARLOFGREYSTOKE | Sun Jun 9, 2019 | British noble who never said 44-Down | Seth A. Abel |
| EDMUNDMUSKIE | Thu Dec 14, 2000 | Hubert Humphrey's running mate, 1968 | Peter Gordon |
| ERDOCS | Sun Jul 13, 2025 | They might leave you in stitches, for short | Brandon Koppy |
| FACEDTHEMUSIC | Wed Dec 8, 2004 | Listened to a concert? | Norm Guggenbiller |
| GOLFBALLMARKER | Sun Jan 18, 2009 | *Links accessory | Randolph Ross |
| GOTINTO | Fri Aug 13, 2004 | Took up | Harvey Estes |
| HAPPENUPON | Sat May 8, 2004 | Run into | Bob Peoples |
| JACKHALEY | Fri May 11, 2007 | "Heart of the Tin Man" author | Patrick Berry |
| MALEV | Thu Sep 26, 1996 | Hungarian airline | M. Gaffney |
| MYGUY | Fri Sep 23, 2022 | "Bro!" | Erik Agard |
| NARROWGAP | Sat May 27, 2023 | Spelunker's challenge | Samuel Smalley |
| NEWFIES | Fri Oct 6, 2006 | Some eastern Canadians | Nancy Joline |
| ORNOTTO | Sun May 20, 2001 | Words between be and be | Alan Arbesfeld |
| OUTMANNED | Fri Sep 15, 1995 | Having inferior forces | Matt Gaffney |
| POPHIT | Thu Aug 8, 1996 | 54-Across, e.g. | D. J. Kahn |
| PRICEINDEX | Wed Jul 3, 2019 | Bureau of Labor Statistics statistic | Evan Mahnken |
| PRIDEROCK | Tue Jun 11, 2019 | 23-Down setting | David J. Kahn |
| REARSEATS | Sun Dec 22, 2024 | Foldable parts of some cars | Adrian Johnson |
| RIGHTTOVOTE | Tue Jul 10, 2012 | Basic tenet of democracy | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| SCAMPERING | Sat Aug 21, 1999 | Like kids in a playground | Charles E. Gersch |
| SETSATEASE | Sun Mar 24, 2024 | "And ... cut!"? | John Kugelman |
| SEVERTIES | Wed Aug 31, 2005 | Split (with) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| SHATTERS | Sat Feb 3, 2001 | Goes to pieces? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SORRYNORETURNS | Wed Dec 15, 2021 | Sign in some clothing stores ... or a hint to 19-, 25- and 44-Across | Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau |
| SPICIEST | Sat Sep 23, 2017 | Most tear-inducing, say | Robyn Weintraub |
| STONEPIT | Sun Sep 8, 2024 | Quarry | Meghan Morris |
| TEDKOPPEL | Tue Sep 18, 2012 | Longtime "Nightline" host | Andrew Reynolds |
| THEBIGSTEAL | Sun Aug 13, 1995 | Base runner's shining moment? (1949) | Nancy Salomon |
| VOCABLESSON | Mon Jul 28, 2014 | Component of a language class, informally | Tom McCoy |
| WARRIORS | Thu Apr 17, 1997 | Soldiers | Susan Smith |
| WGT | Mon Dec 26, 2011 | Lb. or oz. | Gary Cee |
| XJS | Sun Mar 21, 2004 | Classic Jaguar | Roy Leban |