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 51,015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOIL | Sun Feb 5, 1995 | Pardon, once | Frank A. Longo |
| BARRYGIBB | Fri Mar 29, 2019 | Only songwriter in history to write four consecutive #1 hits (1978) | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| BOOKAROOM | Fri Nov 28, 2025 | Decide where to stay | Jacob McDermott |
| BOOKYOURSEATNOW | Tue Nov 30, 2004 | With 48-Across, practical advice for attending the lecture | Joan Yanofsky |
| CITYSTREETS | Sat Sep 22, 2007 | Locale for most of the New York Marathon | Mark Diehl |
| CROSSUP | Fri Aug 13, 2010 | Deceive | Manny Nosowsky |
| DREAMERS | Sat Sep 28, 1996 | They wish | G. R. Ferguson |
| EATATHOME | Sat Feb 10, 2018 | Not go out to dinner | Finn Vigeland |
| EDMUNDI | Sun Jun 21, 2015 | English monarch called "the Magnificent" | Timothy Polin |
| ENTRYBLANK | Thu Dec 12, 1996 | Contestant's application | J. R. Conrad |
| FORKERS | Sun Aug 10, 2008 | Chopsticks eschewers, informally | Will Nediger |
| FRONTLAWNS | Mon May 30, 2022 | Grassy areas near driveways | Alexander Liebeskind |
| GOESBROKE | Wed Jun 28, 2023 | Loses everything | Matt Fuchs and Victor Sloan |
| GOODGIRL | Sun Feb 5, 2023 | Compliment to Daisy during a game of fetch | Jeremy Newton |
| HADALINE | Sat Jul 10, 1999 | Possessed useful information (on) | Rich Norris |
| INFERIORPLANETS | Fri Nov 19, 2004 | Mercury and Venus | Jay Leatherman |
| JIMMYSWAGGART | Sat May 24, 2014 | "A Study in the Word" host | Peter Wentz |
| JOUSTING | Fri Aug 19, 2005 | Knightly activity | David Liben-Nowell |
| KEEPCOMPOSURE | Sun Aug 3, 2025 | "Logic dictates that you control your emotions," as [circled letters] might say | Jeremy Newton |
| LEFTOVERCHINESE | Wed Sep 7, 2016 | [Put yesterday's General Tso's in microwave; heat for 2 minutes] | Kary Haddad |
| LOWMARK | Thu Nov 29, 2007 | D, for one | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MATZOTH | Thu Aug 1, 2002 | Passover fare | William I. Johnston |
| MEIOSIS | Thu Jun 20, 2024 | Process of cell division | Ella Dershowitz |
| MUSICSTANDS | Fri Jul 1, 2005 | They're covered with sheets when in use | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| OPENMOUTHS | Sat Aug 16, 2025 | French kiss kissers | Byron Walden |
| PENTOMINO | Sat Feb 1, 2020 | Puzzle piece made up of five squares | Mark Diehl |
| PILLBOXES | Wed Apr 13, 1994 | Jackie's hats | Jim Page |
| PRIVILEGES | Sat Dec 27, 2008 | They're not enjoyed by everyone | Karen M. Tracey |
| QUISLING | Sat Mar 25, 1995 | Turncoat | Walter Webb |
| RAMPAGES | Wed Nov 26, 2025 | Runs amok | John McClung |
| REINCARNATION | Sun Apr 26, 2020 | Belief in Buddhism and Hinduism | Royce Ferguson |
| RILER | Sun Apr 1, 2001 | Provoking person | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon |
| SUGGESTS | Thu May 15, 2008 | Throws out | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| THEATRES | Sun Feb 1, 2009 | The Globe and others | Victor Fleming and Matt Ginsberg |
| THEAYESHAVEIT | Sun Apr 5, 2020 | Passing comment? | Jim Peredo |
| TRAMSTOP | Thu Oct 11, 2012 | Pickup point at an amusement park | Byron Walden |
| UNASSISTED | Sat May 1, 2021 | ___ triple play, baseball feat rarer than a perfect game | Ryan McCarty |
| UNDECLARED | Sat May 25, 2013 | Like some majors and wars | David Steinberg |
| WEREINLUCK | Mon Jul 29, 2019 | "How fortunate for us!" | Bruce Haight |
| WONTED | Fri Apr 4, 1997 | Accustomed | Gerald R. Ferguson |