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 50,422 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASGENTLEASALAMB | Fri Jun 5, 2009 | Totally benign | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| ATTHESEAMS | Mon May 8, 1995 | See 10 Down | Deborah Trombley |
| BAGGIER | Sun Mar 7, 1999 | Poorer-fitting, in a way | Randolph Ross |
| BODYBUILDING | Mon Jun 24, 2024 | Weightlifter's pursuit ... or a hint to both halves of the answers to the starred clues | Anthony V. Grubb |
| CHEWSOUT | Sun Jul 13, 2014 | Reams | Tom McCoy |
| CHIPOFFTHEOLDBLOCK | Sun May 24, 1998 | Sculptor's job? | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| CLIOAWARD | Sun May 30, 2021 | Honor named for a Greek goddess | Adam Wagner |
| CREAMEDCORN | Tue Jul 22, 2003 | Mistreated vegetable? | Steven Kahn |
| DARRYL | Sun Sep 28, 2008 | Strawberry of note | Cathy Allis Millhauser |
| DEPLETION | Sat Jun 4, 2016 | Ozone layer issue | Byron Walden and Brad Wilber |
| FALSEGOD | Thu Apr 7, 2005 | Idol | Patrick Merrell |
| FORMERPRESIDENT | Tue Oct 21, 2008 | POLK | Randall J. Hartman |
| GOODHEARTED | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | Like a mensch | Mark Feldman |
| GREENOLIVES | Sun Jun 4, 1995 | Bar supply | Bryant White |
| HBODRAMAS | Sat Aug 17, 2024 | "True Detective" and "The Wire," for two | Brandon Koppy |
| HEPPLEWHITES | Fri Apr 10, 2020 | Classic chairs with shield-shaped backs | Byron Walden |
| ISLANDHOP | Mon May 20, 2024 | Travel from Kauai to Maui to Oahu, say | Jack Scherban |
| JEBSTUART | Thu Sep 30, 1999 | Battle of Bull Run general | Matt Gaffney |
| LEGALFEES | Sun Aug 1, 2021 | What pro bono lawyers waive | Matthew Stock |
| LEGIBLY | Fri Apr 13, 2001 | Good way to write | Joe DiPietro |
| MACABER | Sat Jul 5, 2003 | Creepy: Var. | David J. Kahn |
| MERCIBEAUCOUP | Thu Nov 27, 2014 | Thanksgiving phrase | Stanley Newman |
| NAGURSKI | Tue Apr 21, 2015 | N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Bronko ___ | Gerry Wildenberg |
| NOSOUPFORYOU | Mon Aug 23, 2021 | "Seinfeld" catchphrase | Bruce Haight |
| OEILLADE | Sun May 7, 1995 | Amorous glance: Fr. | Bob Klahn |
| PASSESBY | Fri Mar 5, 1999 | Disregards | Joe DiPietro |
| PRICEPOINT | Sun Jul 14, 2013 | Spot on a demand curve | Daniel A. Finan |
| PROFITEERED | Wed Jan 2, 2008 | Made a killing, say | Patrick Blindauer |
| PYRRHIC | Fri May 29, 1998 | Like some victories | Fred Piscop |
| RELIEFARMY | Fri Aug 18, 2006 | Backup troops | Joe DiPietro |
| RIDDER | Wed Oct 5, 2011 | Knight ___ (former newspaper group) | Barry Boone |
| SEVENELEVEN | Tue Mar 1, 2016 | Place to buy a Slurpee | Freddie Cheng |
| TALENTSHOWS | Sat May 28, 2022 | Gifts are displayed in these | Joseph Greenbaum |
| TALKINGHEADS | Sat Sep 6, 2025 | Many TV panelists | Kunal Nabar |
| TIEDSCORE | Sat Oct 31, 2015 | One to one, e.g. | Peter Wentz |
| TIRER | Wed Dec 6, 2006 | Pull: Fr. | Levi Denham |
| TOTALWAR | Thu Mar 10, 2022 | All-out military conflict | John Westwig |
| UNMUTES | Sat Jan 6, 2024 | Prepares to speak, in a modern meeting | Ben Tolkin and Julian Xiao |
| WHATSBUGGINGYOU | Mon Nov 7, 2022 | "Why the troubled look?" ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 48- and 58-Across | Jill Singer |
| WHATSTHEBIGRUSH | Fri Oct 31, 2008 | "Easy does it!" | Jim Page |