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 51,169 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRBRUSHED | Sun Mar 10, 2013 | Like many Playboy Playmate photos | Finn Vigeland |
| ALAMOGORDO | Sat Jul 6, 2002 | Site of a blast from the past | Nancy Joline |
| AMMONITE | Wed Feb 16, 2000 | Ancient resident of Jordan's present-day capital | Gene Newman |
| BEERSHEBA | Mon Aug 28, 2000 | Southernmost city of ancient Palestine | Richard Hughes |
| BIGGER | Sun Mar 13, 2022 | "The ___ they are ..." | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale |
| BOOTJACK | Thu Jan 5, 2017 | *Tool for removing heavy footwear | Ed Sessa |
| CULTURECONFLICT | Fri Feb 11, 2005 | Cause of anomie | Manny Nosowsky |
| DODGEMONACO | Thu Jun 11, 2015 | *Model of the Blues Brothers' Bluesmobile | Lewis E. Rothlein |
| EGGSSUNNYSIDEUP | Tue Sep 4, 2007 | Two ... | Manny Nosowsky |
| ENDWAYS | Wed Jun 21, 2017 | Lengthwise | Bruce Haight |
| FATHEADS | Sat Sep 3, 2011 | Ninnies | Peter Wentz |
| GETUPTHECOURAGE | Tue Aug 19, 2014 | Embolden oneself | Sam Buchbinder |
| GHERKINS | Fri Oct 18, 1996 | Deli supply | M. Gaffney |
| GOLDMANSACHS | Tue Aug 20, 2024 | Investment banking giant | Sam Buchbinder |
| HELGAPICTURES | Thu Jan 17, 2013 | Noted series of paintings by Andrew Wyeth | Milo Beckman |
| HIGHFIDELITY | Sun Sep 15, 2024 | Record book? | Aimee Lucido |
| IANMCKELLEN | Tue Nov 11, 2003 | "Lord of the Rings" actor | M. Francis Vuolo |
| ITSJUSTME | Fri Jan 6, 2023 | Remark made after catching someone by surprise | Erica Hsiung Wojcik |
| IWONTMINCEWORDS | Fri Aug 19, 2022 | "Let me be frank ..." | Patrick John Duggan |
| JILLBIDEN | Sun Feb 4, 2024 | Co-founder of the Joining Forces initiative, with Michelle Obama | Daniel Grinberg |
| KLEBAN | Fri Mar 28, 2014 | "A Chorus Line" lyricist Ed | David J. Kahn |
| LAKESIDE | Fri Dec 15, 2006 | Like some resorts | Levi Denham |
| LARDY | Sun Oct 26, 2008 | Loaded with fat | Daniel C. Bryant |
| LOSTWEEKEND | Sun Mar 31, 2013 | 1945 Best Picture winner, with "The" | Caleb Madison |
| MILLIHELEN | Sun Nov 9, 2014 | Facetious unit defined as the amount of beauty needed to launch one ship | Tom McCoy |
| OATBASED | Sat May 6, 2023 | Like some nondairy milks | Carter Cobb |
| OLDBLOCK | Thu Oct 7, 2004 | See 28-Across | Patrick Merrell |
| ONEFLAT | Fri Oct 26, 2007 | What the key of D minor has | David Quarfoot |
| ONHORSEBACK | Sun Jan 30, 2011 | Like a Mountie | Kevin G. Der and Jessica A. Hui |
| PECKINPAH | Tue Jun 12, 2001 | "The Wild Bunch" director | Alfio Micci |
| POSTERNS | Sat Jun 1, 2002 | Back doors | Rich Norris |
| PRINCIPAL | Mon Oct 18, 2010 | With 53-Across, where Victoria lives? | Lynn Lempel |
| PSALMISTS | Sat Mar 20, 1999 | David and others | Chuck Deodene |
| REABSORB | Tue Apr 17, 2001 | Bring back in | Greg Staples |
| RIFLERS | Sun Jan 5, 1997 | Ransackers | W. R. Williams |
| SCRUTINIZES | Thu Aug 11, 2016 | [See circled letters] | Timothy Polin |
| TESTMATCH | Fri Jul 19, 2013 | International cricket event | Patrick Berry |
| THESIGHTS | Thu Jul 29, 1999 | What tourists see | David J. Kahn |
| TRAILBIKES | Wed May 29, 2013 | Off-road rides | Gary Cee |
| VEERING | Mon Jan 10, 1994 | Off course | Randolph Ross |