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 51,002 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFCNORTH | Fri Mar 8, 2019 | Baltimore Ravens' grp. | David Steinberg |
| AORTICVALVE | Mon Aug 4, 2025 | Outlet from the heart's left ventricle | Patti Varol |
| BARTCONNER | Thu Aug 9, 2012 | 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics | Joe Krozel |
| BENCHMARK | Thu May 11, 2023 | Standardized point of reference | Sheldon Polonsky |
| CAGESUP | Sun May 27, 2018 | Pens | Andrew Chaikin |
| CARDIACSURGEON | Sun Sep 9, 2012 | ... and 96-Across: "willing to open chests and work on vessels" | Kevin G. Der |
| CHEWINGON | Sat Feb 21, 2009 | Pondering, informally | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| CHOOSESSIDES | Sun Nov 19, 2023 | Selects green bean casserole, candied yams and mashed potatoes? | Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi |
| CLASSMAN | Sat Nov 11, 2000 | "Upper" person, perhaps | Randolph Ross |
| CROCODILES | Fri Dec 25, 1998 | Formidable wrestlers | Ed Pegg Jr. |
| DAINTIER | Wed Mar 26, 1997 | More exquisite | Richard Silvestri |
| DAZER | Sun Dec 18, 2016 | Something that stuns | Derrick Niederman |
| DRIPDRIED | Fri Aug 7, 1998 | Used a clothesline | Frank Longo |
| FACEMASKING | Sun Oct 24, 2004 | Man refuses to supply photo on Internet dating service; ref cites him for ... | Patrick Berry |
| FORME | Fri Apr 21, 2000 | Gift recipient's question | Mark Diehl |
| GAINEDMOMENTUM | Sun Apr 9, 2006 | Freight trains | Paula Gamache |
| HOOKNOSE | Sun Aug 13, 2006 | Plastic surgeon's target | Derrick Niederman |
| HOPKINS | Tue Jul 2, 2019 | See 49-Across | Peter Gordon |
| IFTHE | Wed May 5, 1999 | "___ shoe fits..." | Lois Sidway |
| ISPOKETOOSOON | Fri Jul 29, 2022 | "Well, my comment sure sounds dumb now ..." | Robyn Weintraub |
| LANDMARK | Mon Jul 7, 2003 | Acquire slugger McGwire? | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| LEMUEL | Sun Aug 23, 2009 | Gulliver of "Gulliver's Travels" | Phil Ruzbarsky |
| LISTENTOME | Fri Jul 22, 2022 | "Hey, I'm talking here!" | David Steinberg |
| MILKOFMAGNESIA | Tue May 30, 2017 | Upset stomach remedy [Brontë governess] | Neville Fogarty |
| MYOSIN | Sun Jun 3, 2007 | Common muscle protein | Kelsey Blakley |
| NONCONTIGUOUSLY | Fri Mar 2, 2012 | How this puzzle's black squares are arranged | Scott Atkinson |
| OKTO | Sun Sep 22, 2024 | "Are you ___ drive?" | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray |
| PEATBOGS | Thu Mar 8, 2001 | Fertilizer sources | Peter Gordon |
| PENALTYSHOT | Fri Nov 7, 2014 | Two-person matchup on ice | Patrick Berry |
| PILASTERED | Sat Feb 21, 2004 | Having columns set into a wall | Brendan Quigley and Patrick Berry |
| PIZZASTONES | Fri Feb 17, 2023 | What some pies may be baked on | Jem Burch |
| PROVIDES | Thu Feb 20, 1997 | Is a breadwinner | D. J. Kahn |
| REVILER | Sun May 26, 1996 | One who vituperates | R. Ross |
| ROYALISM | Fri Aug 22, 2014 | Monarchial support | Sam Ezersky |
| RUNBACK | Tue Mar 25, 1997 | Kickoff response | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| SAFESEAT | Wed Feb 11, 2026 | Hoped-for prognosis for an election incumbent | Joseph Gangi |
| SEATWORK | Fri Nov 10, 2006 | Assignments done in class | Lynn Lempel |
| SHAREDTHEWEALTH | Fri Nov 8, 2002 | Was generous | Manny Nosowsky |
| SQUEEZETOY | Mon Feb 20, 2023 | Stress ball, e.g. | Emily Carroll |
| STOWES | Fri Oct 17, 1997 | Actress Madeleine et al. | Alan Jay Weiss |