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 50,685 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLDRESSEDUP | Thu Sep 15, 2005 | In one's Sunday finest | Frank Longo |
| BIGOOF | Sun Apr 2, 2023 | Embarrassing fail, in modern lingo | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray |
| BLACKLICORICE | Sun Dec 11, 2016 | Food that was called 53-Across before Twizzlers and the like | Tom McCoy |
| BLONDEBOMBSHELL | Mon Mar 22, 1999 | Jean Harlow, e.g. | Gregory E. Paul |
| COLONELSUN | Fri Oct 7, 1994 | 007 thriller by Robert Markham | Bryant White |
| COMEDOWNWITH | Sun Sep 14, 1997 | Contract | Frank Longo |
| COPPERMINE | Fri Nov 13, 2009 | Bingham Canyon operation | Dana Motley |
| CURRIES | Sat Jul 27, 2002 | Indian restaurant menu subheading | Robert H. Wolfe |
| DRYSPELL | Sun Apr 12, 2015 | Drought | Jeff Chen |
| EXPANDEDROLE | Mon Mar 21, 2022 | Greater responsibility, often as part of a promotion | John Ewbank and Jeff Chen |
| FACINGADEADLINE | Sun Oct 23, 2016 | Under the 29-Across | Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen |
| FAKEMEATS | Fri Apr 9, 2021 | Impossible Foods products | Jamey Smith |
| FASHIONPLATES | Tue Aug 25, 1998 | Clotheshorses | Randy Sowell |
| FRAGGLE | Sat Aug 4, 2001 | "___ Rock" (Muppet show) | Randolph Ross |
| GOOGLESEARCH | Sat Oct 2, 2010 | Producer of hits | Barry C. Silk |
| HAIRYCHEST | Wed Jun 17, 1998 | Symbol of virility | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| HERSHEL | Thu Apr 21, 2016 | ___ Greene, character on "The Walking Dead" | Alex Bajcz |
| HOTISSUES | Wed Mar 27, 2013 | Stocks in great demand | David J. Kahn |
| JAYSON | Sun Aug 17, 2025 | Many-time N.B.A. All-Star Tatum | Amsay Ezersky |
| JUNOPROBE | Thu Jun 6, 2019 | NASA spacecraft orbiting Jupiter | Fred Piscop |
| KILEY | Fri Dec 30, 2016 | Richard who won a Tony for playing Don Quixote | Patrick Berry |
| LANGELLA | Thu Aug 20, 2009 | Tony-winning "Frost/Nixon" actor | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| LOTOF | Thu May 12, 2005 | Scads, after "a" | Manny Nosowsky |
| MIDNIGHTEXPRESS | Tue Jun 25, 1996 | 1978 movie scripted by Oliver Stone | Randall J. Hartman |
| OFFDUTYCOPS | Sun Jun 25, 2006 | Ones with guns put away | Jim Page |
| OLDANTIQUES | Sun Nov 13, 1994 | Collectibles? | Frank A. Longo |
| PLAYEDMINDGAMES | Fri Aug 16, 2024 | Was psychologically manipulative | Kate Hawkins |
| PULLTHELEVER | Mon Feb 7, 2005 | Slots instruction | Gordon Seaberg |
| REBURN | Fri Feb 27, 2009 | Co-firing technique used to reduce pollution from electrical power plants | Joe DiPietro |
| ROBTHECRADLE | Thu Apr 6, 1995 | Take an overly young bride | Lois Sidway |
| SALTSPRAY | Fri Jun 26, 2015 | Product that puts waves in the hair | Erin Rhode |
| SCUTTLES | Sat Mar 8, 2008 | Deep-sixes | Brad Wilber |
| SLASHPINE | Fri Jul 11, 1997 | Turpentine source | Bob Klahn |
| SLATETILE | Sun Oct 20, 2013 | Expensive patio material | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SOCIALCLIMBER | Fri Dec 25, 2009 | A-list wannabe | Paula Gamache |
| SOFTDRINK | Sun Dec 26, 2021 | Pop fly | Christina Iverson |
| TRUSTEXERCISE | Fri Nov 20, 2020 | Common activity in couples therapy | Kameron Austin Collins |
| UTTERTRIPE | Sat Jun 17, 2006 | Applesauce | Robert H. Wolfe |
| WWJD | Sat Apr 25, 2020 | Christian bracelet letters | Andrew J. Ries |
| ZEROFEET | Sun Aug 17, 2003 | Low visibility figure | Elizabeth C. Gorski |