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 50,482 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPIA | Sun May 4, 2008 | Via ___ (Roman road) | Richard Silvestri |
| AROSEFROMTHEASHES | Sun Nov 3, 2002 | Official flower of Phoenix? | Patrick Berry |
| BISONBISON | Sat Apr 1, 2023 | Scientific name for the American bison | Wyna Liu and Joel Fagliano |
| CALLOFDUTY | Mon May 11, 2015 | Shooter video game franchise | Joe DiPietro |
| CHANGEDIRECTION | Mon Oct 20, 2008 | Take a new path ... or a hint to 20-, 36-, 41- and 57-Across | Daniel Raymon |
| CLEANEST | Thu Mar 8, 2018 | Most upright | Jim Quinlan |
| CRACKEDWINDOW | Sun Jul 31, 2011 | ... in 1-/4-Across | Pamela Klawitter |
| DEADNAME | Sat Sep 11, 2021 | What may be corrected on a trans person's birth certificate | Sid Sivakumar |
| DEVOTED | Mon Apr 23, 2018 | Totally loyal | Lynn Lempel |
| DUKEANDDUCHESS | Wed Feb 20, 2019 | *Noble couple | Byron Walden |
| EDWARDLEAR | Sun Sep 17, 1995 | LANDSCAPE PAINTER | Stanley Newman |
| ETAMIN | Fri Mar 12, 1999 | Brightest star in Draco | A. J. Santora |
| FLORAE | Sun Apr 30, 2023 | Botanists' specimens | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
| FLOTILLA | Sun Nov 25, 2001 | Naval unit | Bob Klahn and Harvey Estes |
| FORGOLD | Thu Nov 7, 2002 | See 44-Across | Patrick Merrell |
| GARFIELD | Tue May 15, 2018 | *President between Hayes and Arthur | Garry Trudeau and Ross Trudeau |
| GOOSENECKED | Tue Nov 18, 1997 | Flexible, like some lamp shafts | Peter Gordon |
| HAIRCOMB | Wed Jan 28, 2015 | Producer of many parts | Gary Cee |
| HORSESHOEFALLS | Thu Apr 13, 2000 | Tourist site at Goat Island | Matt Gaffney |
| IMELDAS | Fri Apr 4, 1997 | Mrs. Marcos et al. | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| JUICEBARS | Thu Sep 12, 2013 | Trendy features of some high-end gyms | Ian Livengood |
| KOTTO | Sat Oct 1, 2005 | Actor Yaphet ___, of TV's "Homicide" | Joe DiPietro |
| MAKEMYDAY | Tue Sep 26, 2006 | Challenge from Dirty Harry | Randall J. Hartman |
| MEDIANINCOME | Wed Dec 26, 2012 | Statistic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | Dan Schoenholz |
| MENTORED | Sat Oct 21, 2000 | Guided | Bob Klahn |
| MOUSEKETEER | Sat Nov 19, 2022 | Early role for Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake | Benji Goldsmith |
| OPENMOUTHS | Sat Aug 16, 2025 | French kiss kissers | Byron Walden |
| POWERPLAY | Thu May 30, 2019 | Fire ... / Screen ... | Brandon Koppy |
| REBBES | Wed Dec 13, 2000 | Yeshiva teachers | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| RUNSCARED | Tue Nov 10, 2009 | Retreat in fear | Alan Arbesfeld |
| SAINTVERONICAHAMEL | Sun Aug 11, 1996 | "VENERABLE" | M. Schneider |
| SEALEDENVELOPES | Sat Jul 25, 2020 | Props at the Oscars | Royce Ferguson |
| SLOWBOATTOCHINA | Mon Nov 7, 1994 | Interminable ride | Randall J. Hartman |
| SPARKLY | Sun Sep 8, 2024 | Glittering | Meghan Morris |
| SWILLING | Sat Mar 10, 2012 | Drinking to excess | Patrick Berry |
| SWORDINTHESTONE | Sun Jul 26, 2009 | 1963 animated film with the song "Higitus Figitus," with "The" | Kevin G. Der |
| TAHITIAN | Thu Mar 5, 1998 | Papeete resident | Wayne Robert Williams |
| TAKEASNOOZE | Fri Aug 25, 2017 | Get some quick rest | Sam Trabucco |
| TERMINSURANCE | Wed May 12, 1999 | Get-out-of-jail-free card? | Nancy Salomon |
| ZIPSIT | Wed Apr 20, 2022 | Shuts up | Joseph Greenbaum |