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 50,617 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMI | Wed Jan 26, 1994 | "Turandot" librettist | Kenneth Haxton |
| ALMVP | Sun Jun 2, 2024 | Baseball award given to Shohei Ohtani in '23 | Luke K. Schreiber |
| BIOFUEL | Sat Mar 26, 2022 | Algae, at times | Ashton Anderson and James Mulhern |
| BRITNEYSPEARS | Wed Sep 7, 2005 | Pop artist whose name is an anagram of 20-Across | Andrea C. Michaels |
| BUTTINSKI | Sat Mar 12, 2005 | Nosy Parker: Var. | Byron Walden |
| CLEANCOAL | Mon Jan 10, 2022 | Greener energy source | Lynn Lempel |
| DEFAULTS | Thu Jun 19, 1997 | Bankers' woes | Patrick Jordan |
| DEOXYGENATED | Sat Jun 23, 2012 | Like blood coursing through one's veins | Laura Sternberg |
| EXPOSITION | Tue Oct 17, 2006 | Executive at American Motors or Enron, e.g.? | Alan Arbesfeld |
| FALLSOUTOFFAVOR | Sun Apr 23, 2023 | "Everyone dislikes autumn now!" | Katie Hale and Scott Hogan |
| FAMILIAL | Sun Jun 21, 2015 | Coming down the line? | Timothy Polin |
| FEEDINGTIME | Thu Feb 16, 2006 | When the cows come home? | Levi Denham and Nancy Salomon |
| FORTYLOVE | Wed May 7, 2014 | Score just before winning a game, say | Kurt Mueller |
| GOLDPLATE | Wed Nov 9, 1994 | Some tableware | Wayne Robert Williams |
| GUNROOM | Sun Sep 11, 2005 | Where many barrels are seen | Patrick Berry |
| HABOOB | Sat May 25, 2013 | Violent sandstorm | David Steinberg |
| HANDHELD | Wed Jul 12, 2023 | Like some drills and vacuums | Brooke Husic and Brian Thomas |
| HOPEDFOR | Tue Aug 26, 2014 | Desired | Victor Fleming |
| IFIMIGHT | Sun Apr 8, 2007 | "Assuming it's O.K. with you ..." | Byron Walden |
| KAZOOTIE | Sat Oct 21, 2000 | Lilliputian of early 50's TV | Bob Klahn |
| LACUNAL | Thu Apr 4, 2002 | Having small gaps | Trip Payne |
| LISSOM | Sun Jul 25, 2010 | Willowy: Var. | Alan Arbesfeld |
| ONFURLOUGH | Sat Feb 14, 2009 | Away, in a way | Joe Krozel |
| PENCILPOINT | Mon Sep 1, 2003 | Useful tip for puzzle-solving? | Barry Silk |
| PHONETICALLY | Thu Jan 2, 2025 | Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle | Robert Charlton |
| PSYCHOTIC | Mon Jan 12, 2015 | Crazed, in a way | Jason Flinn |
| REBOXED | Fri Jun 19, 2020 | Made more secure for shipping, say | Greg Johnson |
| RUSTLING | Fri May 1, 1998 | Oater offense | John Wolting |
| SCRIED | Sun Nov 7, 2021 | Foretold the future | Sid Sivakumar |
| SMASHEROO | Sat Sep 9, 2006 | Blockbuster | Bob Klahn |
| STANDSTOREASON | Sun Oct 23, 2011 | Gets up for the debate? | Joe DiPietro |
| SUASION | Sat Jan 4, 2003 | Effort to convince | Patrick Berry |
| TEAMCREST | Thu Apr 12, 2018 | Image on a soccer jersey | Jules Markey |
| TONGED | Thu Jun 27, 2002 | Took hold of, as oysters | James R. Leeds |
| TOTALASSETS | Sat May 11, 2024 | Measures of one's worth | Billy Bratton |
| TRUELOVES | Thu Jul 17, 2014 | Soul mates | Alan Arbesfeld |
| UNANGELIC | Sun Mar 21, 2004 | Devilish | Roy Leban |
| WAITEDON | Tue Aug 29, 1995 | Served at a restaurant | John R. Conrad |
| WARRENG | Sat Aug 31, 2024 | Rapper who shares his name with the 29th U.S. president | Sam Ezersky |
| WAXEDPOETIC | Fri Feb 4, 2005 | Enthused out loud | Robert Bridges |