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 51,102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABUL | Thu May 26, 1994 | Arabic name starter | Cathy Millhauser |
| AIRSHIPS | Wed Sep 18, 2019 | Blimps and zeppelins | John Wrenholt |
| ATESUPPER | Sat Nov 13, 2010 | Took something in at night? | Mark Diehl |
| BRITISHISMS | Wed Nov 15, 2017 | Words found in the answers to this puzzle's starred clues | Steven E. Atwood |
| CHARDONNAY | Mon Oct 1, 2001 | See 40-Across | Janice M. Putney |
| CLOUDSCAPE | Sun Feb 21, 2016 | Heavenly painting? | Patrick Berry |
| DIATOMITE | Thu Apr 16, 1998 | Algae remains | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| GIBBERISH | Sun Jun 19, 1994 | Xjclmzit obwny, e.g. | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
| GOEXTINCT | Sun Apr 14, 2024 | Disappear ... like the circled creatures might do, if not for the 112-/114-Across | John Rippe and Jeff Chen |
| GOODGUESS | Mon Aug 23, 2021 | "You were close with that response" | Bruce Haight |
| HALLELUJAHCHORUS | Sun Dec 25, 2005 | Handel bars? | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| HOSTESSING | Fri Jul 28, 2006 | Greeting at the door, serving the hors d'oeuvres, etc. | Sherry O. Blackard |
| ILLTEMPER | Wed Nov 3, 2021 | Ire | Dan Harris |
| INDUED | Fri Apr 26, 1996 | Provided: Var. | W. Johnson |
| INVICTUS | Sat Sep 17, 1994 | Poem that ends "I am the captain of my soul" | Rich Norris |
| IRISHTEA | Sun Jul 9, 2023 | McEntee's product | Christina Iverson |
| KURTS | Tue Jun 12, 2007 | Author Vonnegut and others | Jonathan Gersch |
| LUNARY | Sun May 8, 2005 | Of the moon | Jim Page |
| MARIONROSS | Wed Feb 14, 2018 | Actress who played Mrs. Cunningham on "Happy Days" | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| MARKETPRICE | Fri Jul 9, 2021 | On menus, it's often by the lobster | Robyn Weintraub |
| MIGHTIER | Sun Aug 20, 2000 | More powerful | Charles M. Deber |
| MONUMENTS | Wed Sep 4, 2024 | Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g. | Kareem Ayas |
| MOVEDINTO | Thu Oct 28, 1999 | Took possession of, as a house | Patrick D. Berry |
| NOTEWORTHY | Fri Feb 3, 2023 | Striking | Barbara Lin |
| OBITUARIES | Sat Aug 23, 2008 | Late news? | Natan Last |
| ONYOURMARK | Wed Dec 11, 2019 | Line heard from the starting line | Jake Halperin |
| PIBBXTRA | Sat Feb 3, 2018 | Coca-Cola product since 2001 | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |
| PITCHCLOCK | Fri Feb 28, 2025 | Pace quickener implemented by Major League Baseball in 2023 | Michael Lieberman |
| PRODUCTION | Thu Oct 14, 2010 | Factory output | Jim Hilger |
| SACHABARONCOHEN | Sat Dec 6, 2008 | *Bat portrayer | Ashish Vengsarkar & Narayan Venkatasubramanyan |
| SECTARIANS | Tue Oct 9, 2001 | Members of religious factions | Peter Gordon |
| SHEETGLASS | Fri Mar 27, 2020 | What a pane! | Kyle Dolan |
| SPLITAGUT | Wed Oct 12, 2011 | Laugh uproariously | Gary Cee |
| SUSTAINED | Sat Jun 19, 2010 | Like many objections | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| SWC | Sun Feb 11, 1996 | U. of Texas teams play in it | Harvey Estes |
| SWEETTALKS | Fri Oct 26, 2018 | Wheedles | Evan Kalish |
| THEOX | Sat May 1, 2021 | 2021 Chinese zodiac sign | Ryan McCarty |
| TRIMMERS | Sat Aug 14, 2010 | Lawn care equipment | John Farmer |
| USVETS | Thu Nov 5, 2020 | Nov. 11 honorees | Jeremy Newton |
| VINCENTVANGOGH | Wed Feb 25, 2026 | "Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" painter, 1889 | Brad Lively |