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 50,514 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRDROPS | Fri Sep 2, 2016 | Some help from above | David Liben-Nowell |
| AIRSINAI | Thu Jan 2, 2020 | Tel Aviv-to-Cairo carrier | Ed Sessa |
| AMICES | Fri Oct 15, 1999 | Priestly vestments | Mark Diehl |
| BADMOUTHING | Thu Apr 1, 2021 | 37-Across, in slang | Sam Ezersky |
| BONESPUR | Sat Apr 6, 2019 | Unwanted growth often related to arthritis | Ned White |
| BUCKLEDOWN | Sun Mar 19, 2000 | SEAT BELT ___ SIDESTEP | Greg Staples |
| CHANGEENDS | Sat Oct 15, 2016 | Directive in tennis after odd-numbered games | Mark Diehl |
| CHEEKBYJOWL | Mon Jan 23, 2012 | Next to one another | Sarah Keller |
| CHELAE | Fri Jan 27, 1995 | Pincers | Chuck Deodene |
| CORONATE | Sat Jan 20, 1996 | Crown, as a sovereign | F. Longo |
| DALLIES | Fri Dec 12, 2008 | Lollygags | Mike Nothnagel |
| DISNEYSFOLLY | Tue Jul 10, 2001 | "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" | Patrick Merrell |
| FASTPACE | Sat May 17, 2014 | Gallop | Brad Wilber |
| FOURDOORSEDAN | Sun May 29, 2011 | Chrysler 300, e.g. | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach |
| FURBABIES | Fri Jan 6, 2023 | Pet dogs and cats, affectionately | Erica Hsiung Wojcik |
| HARPOON | Sun Jan 19, 2014 | Weapon for 27-Across | Dan Schoenholz |
| IDENTIFYINGMARKS | Sun Mar 13, 1994 | HAMILL, HARMON, MESSIER, SPITZ | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| KICKINTHEPANTS | Thu Nov 3, 2022 | _N_ _ _ERS | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen |
| LOWPRICED | Sun Feb 24, 2002 | Economical | Manny Nosowsky |
| MAILDROP | Mon Mar 31, 2008 | *Secret communication location | Jeff Armstrong |
| MANCHU | Sun May 27, 2018 | Fu ___ | Andrew Chaikin |
| MARJOE | Sat Apr 15, 1995 | Gortner of "Falcon Crest" | Bob Klahn |
| MILHOUSE | Fri Jul 10, 2020 | "The Simpsons" character named for a U.S. president | John Lieb |
| OLDAGEPENSIONER | Fri Sep 5, 2014 | Elderly person on a fixed income | Joe Krozel |
| PHASETWO | Mon Jan 18, 2021 | What follows the initial part of a master plan | Jeff Stillman |
| POLEPOSITION | Thu Aug 21, 2014 | First place | Jules P. Markey |
| POWERPOSING | Thu Jan 13, 2022 | Standing like Wonder Woman, say | Karen Lurie |
| RADIATORCAP | Mon Oct 16, 2017 | It must be removed before pouring coolant into an engine | Jennifer Nutt |
| RCABUILDING | Mon Feb 11, 2013 | Onetime name at New York's Rockefeller Center | Gary Cee |
| REH | Sat May 21, 1994 | Pre-show show: Abbr. | Charles E. Gersch |
| ROOMRATES | Sun Jan 30, 2011 | Hotel figures | Kevin G. Der and Jessica A. Hui |
| RUNFOR | Sun Apr 22, 2012 | Seek election to | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein |
| RUSTPROOF | Sun Oct 21, 2001 | Like bronze or tin | Robert H. Wolfe |
| SCRATCHNSNIFF | Mon Oct 20, 2025 | Like some scented stickers | Adam Aaronson |
| SPLISH | Thu Nov 13, 2008 | Sound in a Bobby Darin song title | Allan E. Parrish |
| TAKEBETS | Tue Jul 4, 2023 | Play bookie | Barbara Lin |
| VICTROLA | Tue Jul 31, 2012 | Early phonograph | Michael Sharp |
| VNECKTSHIRTS | Wed Jun 16, 2010 | Undergarments that show a little of the chest | Joe Krozel |
| WAVESBYE | Tue Dec 31, 2019 | Silently bids adieu | Evan Kalish |
| YEAHRIGHT | Mon Feb 17, 2025 | "Uh-huh, I bet" ... or a literal description of what 17-, 24-, 36- and 50-Across all have | Kate Hawkins and Erica Hsiung Wojcik |