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 50,677 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMANDAPEET | Wed Feb 17, 2021 | "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" co-star | David Harris and Evan Kalish |
| CARETAKERS | Thu Jul 5, 2012 | Nurses, e.g. | Ian Livengood |
| CARGOSHIPS | Wed Jan 11, 2023 | Vessels with large containers | Victor Barocas |
| CHASING | Sun Sep 18, 2016 | Game of tag, basically | Jeremy Newton |
| COAUTHOR | Sun Jun 11, 2023 | Pen pal? | Sam Ezersky |
| CRAZYASALOON | Mon Sep 22, 1997 | Bonkers | Gregory E. Paul |
| ENDORSER | Sun Sep 12, 2010 | Check person | Paula Gamache |
| EXTRAOLIVE | Tue May 11, 2010 | Popeye's 37-Across order? | Keith Talon |
| FEDEXCUP | Thu May 2, 2024 | Championship trophy for the P.G.A. Tour | Brandon Koppy |
| FIGURESKATER | Mon Sep 2, 2024 | One having an ice time at the Olympics? | Sala Wanetick and Emily Biegas |
| HIPSOCKET | Tue Apr 9, 1996 | It helps you shake a leg | M. E. Skolsky |
| HOUSEMUSIC | Fri Jan 11, 2013 | Some club tunes | Ian Livengood |
| LEGGIEST | Fri Feb 23, 2007 | High-waisted to the extreme | Patrick Merrell |
| LENSMAN | Sat Mar 1, 2014 | Photog | Ian Livengood & J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| LINESUP | Sun May 11, 1997 | Makes available | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| LOWIMPACT | Mon Dec 29, 2014 | Not joint-pounding, as aerobics | Peter A. Collins |
| NBAPLAYER | Sat Jul 24, 2021 | Curry, for one | Adam Aaronson and Ricky Cruz |
| ODDMEN | Sun Feb 16, 1997 | They're out in a game | M. Gaffney |
| OILLEASES | Tue Sep 5, 2023 | Drilling deals | Alan Siegel |
| ONDISC | Mon Jun 10, 2024 | Like much '90s music and video games | Kareem Ayas |
| PECANPIE | Fri Aug 3, 2018 | Popular holiday dessert | David Steinberg |
| PERISTALSIS | Fri Apr 14, 1995 | Process accompanying digestion | Manny Nosowsky |
| PETARDS | Sun Mar 5, 2000 | Hoisting devices? | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| RADONTESTS | Wed Dec 18, 2024 | Parts of many home inspections | Jeffrey Martinovic and Will Nediger |
| RAREBITS | Thu Jun 15, 2000 | Servings on toast | Edgar R. Fontaine |
| RIPTOPIECES | Thu Dec 18, 2014 | *Ashtray | Timothy Polin |
| ROSIESBAR | Sat Nov 21, 2015 | "M*A*S*H" watering hole | Natan Last |
| RUFFLES | Fri Jun 4, 2010 | Irritates | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| SMOKESPOT | Sun May 3, 2015 | Takes part in a joint session? | Dan Schoenholz |
| SMOOCHING | Sun Aug 14, 1994 | Some amorousness | Deborah Kathryn Trombley |
| TAKEACUT | Mon Apr 9, 2018 | Get 10%-15%, say | Erik Agard |
| TEXASRANGER | Mon May 6, 2019 | Lone Star State baseball player | Peter Gordon |
| THEIRA | Sat Mar 3, 2012 | "Green Book" org., familiarly | Byron Walden |
| THESKINOFOURTEETH | Thu May 9, 2024 | What we might escape by, in old Rome? | Joe DiPietro |
| THROWNOUT | Tue Aug 13, 1996 | Fired, as a baseball player? | R. Hughes |
| TOBLAME | Sat Jun 18, 1994 | Culpable | Randolph Ross |
| VINEBOWER | Mon Aug 21, 2000 | Leafy shelter | Dave and Diane Epperson |
| WEIGHTLOSS | Thu Dec 28, 2000 | Fast result? | Manny Nosowsky |
| YORBALINDA | Fri Jul 20, 2012 | Richard Nixon's birthplace | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| ZIPCARS | Sun Jan 28, 2024 | Rentable transportation options | Nathan Hasegawa |