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 50,483 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFLOWER | Thu Sep 21, 2017 | Blooming | Matt Ginsberg |
| ALIFRAZIERFIGHT | Fri Oct 1, 2010 | Memorable 10/1/75 event | David J. Kahn |
| ATHOUSANDCLOWNS | Sat Sep 20, 1997 | Herb Gardner Broadway play and movie | Bob Klahn |
| CAPITALOFFENSE | Mon May 1, 2017 | Something committed by 41-Across ... or by this puzzle's creator? | Ed Sessa |
| CHANTEUSE | Sun Jun 23, 2002 | Singer in a boîte | Eric Berlin |
| CHOLINE | Sat Aug 30, 1997 | B complex vitamin | Matt Gaffney |
| CLOSEDSHOP | Sun Aug 6, 2000 | Union site | Manny Nosowsky |
| CORNYJOKE | Sat Mar 6, 2021 | Groaner | Sid Sivakumar |
| CRACKDOWN | Sat Apr 14, 2001 | Police news | Rich Norris |
| DUGONGS | Thu Sep 2, 1999 | Manatee cousins | Joe DiPietro |
| ECOTECH | Sat Feb 11, 2023 | Sustainable engineering field, informally | Sam Ezersky |
| EPICUREAN | Thu Feb 17, 1994 | Definitely not ascetic | Brett Blaylock |
| ESPS | Mon Dec 23, 1996 | Intuitive feelings | S. J. Walther |
| EYEHOOK | Thu Feb 21, 2002 | Simple fastener | Peter Gordon |
| FOAMPEANUT | Wed Aug 27, 2014 | Bit of packaging detritus | Gareth Bain and David Poole |
| FOGGED | Wed Feb 1, 1995 | Confused | Chet Currier |
| GREATEMANCIPATOR | Sun May 29, 2022 | Another epithet for this puzzle's subject | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen |
| HOOKEMHORNS | Thu Mar 7, 2019 | Cheer at a Texas football game | Brian Thomas |
| HOTAPPLECIDER | Fri Apr 23, 2021 | Good beverage for a blustery fall day | Robyn Weintraub |
| KEESTER | Sat Mar 7, 1998 | Duff: Var. | Rich Norris |
| LAMBED | Sat Oct 28, 2023 | Had kids on a farm? | Ryan McCarty |
| LARDY | Sun Oct 26, 2008 | Loaded with fat | Daniel C. Bryant |
| MODESTFEE | Thu Feb 4, 2016 | Reasonable charge | Jeff Chen |
| NYMPHETS | Mon Feb 28, 2011 | Nubile maidens | Mike Buckley |
| ONEHOURWITHYOU | Sun Dec 31, 2006 | 1932 romance with Maurice Chevalier | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| PARTYCRASHERS | Tue Oct 26, 1999 | Uninvited guests | Kevin McCann |
| PRESIDENTCLINTON | Tue May 14, 2019 | He served between Bush 41 and Bush 43 | Damon Gulczynski |
| PSYCHODRAMA | Sat Oct 7, 2017 | Form of therapy in which patients act out events from their past | Byron Walden |
| ROBLE | Sun May 14, 2000 | White oak | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon |
| SLATTINGS | Sun Jul 25, 1999 | Materials for venetians | Charles M. Deber |
| SOCIETYPAGES | Sat Feb 29, 2020 | Bygone parts of newspapers with local gossip | Andrew J. Ries |
| SONNYBOY | Sun Mar 5, 2017 | Lad | Timothy Polin |
| STREAMINGLIVE | Wed Jun 7, 2023 | "Water is pouring into the ship! You can see it here ___" | Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson |
| STUFFEDSOLE | Mon Nov 18, 2002 | Surf serving #4 | Nancy Salomon and Gail Grabowski |
| THECUT | Tue Aug 12, 2025 | Online publication of Vox Media | Erik Agard |
| TRAFFICISLAND | Fri Dec 28, 2001 | Middle of the road? | Manny Nosowsky |
| TRIPLEIPA | Wed Jul 21, 2021 | Super-hoppy craft brew | Alex Vratsanos |
| TSHI | Sun Oct 29, 1995 | Ghanian language | Maura B. Jacobson |
| WEIGHTY | Sat Nov 30, 2024 | Like an important decision | Oliver Goodridge and Juan Garavito |
| YELICH | Sat Nov 1, 2025 | Christian who was the 2018 N.L. M.V.P. | Michael Lieberman |