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 50,683 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALRIGHTYTHEN | Sat Mar 9, 2019 | Remark after an awkward silence | Sam Trabucco |
| AMERICANS | Fri Jun 29, 2012 | Yanks | Patrick Berry |
| ANDANTES | Fri Feb 11, 2000 | Some movements | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| ATOMICDOG | Thu Mar 13, 2025 | 1982 George Clinton hit with the refrain "Bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yay" | Rich Proulx and Simeon Seigel |
| BEACHHOUSES | Thu Mar 3, 2022 | *Cape Cod retreats | August Lee-Kovach |
| BINGEWATCHER | Sun Oct 10, 2021 | A Man for All Seasons | Brandon Koppy |
| BLUM | Tue Aug 6, 2002 | 1930's French P.M. Léon | Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman |
| BRAINERD | Thu Mar 13, 2003 | Minnesota city in "Fargo" | David J. Kahn |
| CUTANDSEWN | Tue Sep 1, 2015 | Like clothing customized from raw fabric | Michael Torch |
| DOVELET | Sun Mar 19, 1995 | Immature pigeon | Alex K. Justin |
| ENEMYTURF | Fri Jan 26, 2024 | Foe-run land? | Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa |
| EUROCRAT | Sun May 21, 2023 | Brussels administrative official, informally | Robert Ryan |
| EXTRO | Sun May 30, 1999 | Prefix with version | Cathy Millhauser |
| GROWINGCONCERN | Sun Jul 4, 2021 | Farmer's emotion during a dry season? | Howard Barkin |
| HEYWOOD | Sat Sep 2, 1995 | "Begin the Beguine" pianist Eddie | Manny Nosowsky |
| HORNSOLO | Sat Sep 26, 2020 | Bit of jazz improv | Kristian House |
| INRESPONSE | Sun Jul 13, 2025 | As an answer | Brandon Koppy |
| ITSALLPOLITICS | Thu Feb 9, 2006 | 60-Across, at the office | Ethan Cooper |
| JACOBITE | Tue Apr 29, 2008 | Supporter of the House of Stuart | Will Nediger |
| KLOSS | Sat Dec 27, 2014 | Supermodel Karlie | David Phillips |
| LAYSONTHELINE | Sun Sep 8, 1996 | Puts at risk | R. H. Wolfe |
| LETTERTOSANTA | Sat Jul 1, 2023 | Present-day request? | Ben Tolkin |
| PELFS | Tue Feb 10, 1998 | Ill-gotten gains | John Greenman |
| RETUSE | Sun Jun 19, 1994 | Rounded and notched, as a leaf | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
| SALTANT | Sat Jan 23, 1999 | Dancing or leaping | Frank Longo |
| SANGFOR | Fri Mar 31, 2006 | Entertained, in a way | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| SEASONPREMIERES | Fri Sep 24, 2010 | September happenings, often | Mark Diehl |
| SEESTHEDAWN | Thu Jun 13, 1996 | Survives another night | D. J. Kahn |
| SHINING | Sun Aug 12, 2007 | Illustrious | Cathy Millhauser |
| STROGANOFF | Sat Mar 23, 1996 | Dish made with sour cream | R. Norris |
| TAKESABET | Sat Feb 14, 2026 | Puts one's money on the line | David Karp |
| TENDEREST | Fri Feb 22, 2002 | Like blue-ribbon-winning steak | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| THEODOREHWHITE | Fri Jul 15, 1994 | J.F.K. biographer | A.J. Santora |
| TINTERS | Sun Apr 21, 2002 | Salon workers, at times | Trip Payne |
| TOMWINGO | Sun Sep 29, 2002 | The Prince of Tides | Randolph Ross |
| VOTEDFOR | Sun Aug 18, 2013 | Supported, as a ballot measure | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| WANTONS | Fri Aug 12, 2011 | Lascivious sorts | Julian Lim |
| WORDORDER | Fri Sep 23, 2011 | Factor affecting Google search results | Mike Nothnagel |
| XENOMORPH | Fri Sep 13, 2024 | Extraterrestrial menace in 5-Down | Boaz Moser |
| YORKIPOO | Wed Dec 22, 2021 | Certain designer dog | Noki Trias and Lawrence Barrett |