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 50,260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACROSSTHEWAY | Fri Nov 3, 2006 | Over there | Manny Nosowsky |
| ALAMODES | Fri Aug 26, 2011 | Glossy scarf fabrics | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| CANTMISS | Fri Mar 9, 2012 | Must-see | Tim Croce |
| CASTORANDPOLLUX | Sat Feb 27, 1999 | Sons of Leda | John Scott Marrone |
| COSSACKS | Fri Feb 24, 2012 | Once-autonomous people of southern Russia | Patrick Berry |
| CROWDFUNDING | Sat Jan 4, 2025 | Kickstarter activity | Sam Ezersky |
| DROPINALTITUDE | Thu Jun 19, 2003 | Descent, as of an airplane | Randolph Ross |
| EMBLAZON | Sun Nov 27, 2016 | Adorn brilliantly | Matt Ginsberg |
| FILETYPE | Sun Sep 28, 2008 | JPEG or text | Cathy Allis Millhauser |
| FRANKLINPADAMS | Sun Aug 9, 1998 | "I wish you a meretricious and a happy New Year" penner | Christopher Hurt |
| JACUZZIS | Sat Oct 10, 2020 | Where people get in hot water | Brian Thomas |
| KEEPSTILL | Mon Dec 31, 2001 | Bootlegger's New Year resolution? | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| KEVINDURANT | Sat Oct 11, 2014 | 2014 N.B.A. M.V.P. | Evans Clinchy |
| KICKUPAROW | Wed Nov 28, 2018 | Start some trouble | David J. Kahn |
| LETMEDREAMAGAIN | Fri Aug 30, 1996 | Song standard from 1875 | A. J. Santora |
| LGBTFLAG | Mon Apr 1, 2019 | Rainbow symbol of pride | Joel Fagliano |
| MACHOMAN | Wed Jun 12, 2002 | Guy's guy | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais |
| MCHUGH | Fri Nov 7, 1997 | "On the Sunny Side of the Street" songwriter | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| MRPIM | Sun Nov 24, 2013 | Title character in an A. A. Milne play | Gary Cee |
| NARROWGAP | Sat May 27, 2023 | Spelunker's challenge | Samuel Smalley |
| OILPASTELS | Mon Sep 15, 2025 | Bright choices for artists | Matthew Stock and Michael Lieberman |
| OVERJOY | Sat Aug 10, 1996 | Make more than happy | R. Norris |
| PERSPIRES | Sun Dec 22, 2024 | Sweats | Adrian Johnson |
| PIECAKEN | Sat Oct 23, 2021 | Hybrid Thanksgiving dessert | Sam Ezersky |
| PRIZED | Sun May 1, 2011 | Close to one's heart | Xan Vongsathorn |
| SAINTPATRICK | Tue Jun 4, 2013 | He drove the serpents from Ireland, in legend | Kristian House |
| SCOURING | Sun Sep 24, 1995 | Using elbow grease | Randolph Ross |
| SHANYU | Sun Oct 4, 2020 | Villain in 1998's "Mulan" | Sam Ezersky |
| SHARING | Mon Dec 15, 1997 | "Thank you for ___..." | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| SOMETHINGS | Sat Oct 9, 2004 | "___ missing ..." | Byron Walden |
| SPRINTCARS | Thu Aug 24, 2023 | Rugged dirt track racers | Robin Yu |
| STRAWBERRYBLONDE | Mon Feb 11, 2019 | Amy Adams or Emma Stone, hairwise | Howard Barkin |
| SUSANSARANDON | Tue Dec 21, 2004 | She appeared in "The Witches of Eastwick" with 53-Across | Kurt Mengel |
| THEIDES | Thu Mar 15, 2018 | Date that provides a phonetic hint to four other answers in this puzzle | Joe DiPietro |
| TRAINEDASSASSIN | Fri Sep 11, 2009 | One who has practiced his hitting skills | Caleb Madison |
| TULA | Tue Sep 23, 1997 | Noted site of ancient Mexican ruins | Nancy Salomon |
| UNDERGOD | Sat Oct 19, 2013 | Follower of one nation? | Peter Wentz |
| UNILATERAL | Sat May 29, 2004 | Done on one side | Patrick Berry |
| WHATISTHIS | Fri Feb 28, 2014 | Finder's query | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| WHOSOEVER | Thu Oct 28, 1999 | Legalistic pronoun | Patrick D. Berry |