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 50,431 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANIP | Wed Nov 13, 2013 | Have ___ (surreptitiously imbibe) | Jean O'Conor |
| APPARITION | Sat Jul 29, 2006 | Shade | Bob Klahn |
| BEATTHECLOCK | Tue Mar 19, 2024 | "Meet me under Big Ben"? | Lynn Lempel |
| BIGGULP | Sun Dec 17, 2017 | 32-ounce purchase at 7-Eleven | Andrew J. Ries |
| CABSTANDS | Mon Nov 14, 2005 | Where to get taxis | Marjorie Berg |
| CANTGO | Sat Aug 15, 2020 | Terse turndown to an invitation | Joe DiPietro |
| CAPITALOFFENSE | Mon May 1, 2017 | Something committed by 41-Across ... or by this puzzle's creator? | Ed Sessa |
| CEORLS | Sat Sep 27, 1997 | Anglo-Saxon freemen | Matt Gaffney |
| CHERRYCRUSH | Wed Jun 9, 2010 | Fruity soda | Gary Whitehead |
| COMESONTO | Sat Aug 13, 2011 | Propositions | Tim Croce |
| COVETED | Fri Jul 15, 2016 | Much-sought-after | Matt Ginsberg |
| CUTSTHELINE | Sun Jun 4, 2000 | Releases, as a fish | Martin Schneider |
| GRUNTERS | Thu Dec 15, 1994 | Weight lifters, at times | Rich Norris |
| IRRESOLUTE | Fri Mar 1, 2013 | Waffling | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber |
| JANI | Wed Mar 15, 1995 | Dec. 31 follower | Frances Hansen |
| JOHNNYDEPP | Tue Mar 3, 2015 | He played one of the lead roles in the film version of 50-/55-Across | Kristian House |
| JUNKINTHETRUNK | Sun Nov 5, 2023 | But wait! | Rich Katz |
| KNIFERS | Thu Dec 29, 2016 | Certain assailants | Kevan Choset |
| LADYOFLEISURE | Sun Jan 23, 2005 | Rich man's wife, often | Joe DiPietro |
| MARINARO | Sat Apr 30, 1994 | Ed of "Hill Street Blues" | Wayne Robert Williams |
| NOSEINTHEAIR | Mon Feb 4, 2013 | Sign of haughtiness | Randall J. Hartman |
| NOTENOUGH | Fri Mar 13, 2020 | Less than required | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| ODARKTHIRTY | Sat Jul 17, 2010 | Very early morning, in slang | Mark Diehl |
| OVERCALLS | Fri Apr 7, 1995 | Some bridge bids | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| POOLSTICK | Thu Jan 16, 1997 | Cue | W. R. Williams |
| POTSHERD | Thu Nov 23, 1995 | Earthenware fragment | Dorothy Elliott |
| PUNTING | Sat Jun 25, 1994 | Play mainly for defense | Manny Nosowsky |
| QUAKED | Mon Nov 10, 2014 | Trembled, as with fear | Bruce Haight |
| RESTRICT | Sat Mar 9, 1996 | Limit | R. Norris |
| RICESEEDS | Tue Jan 19, 2016 | They get the paddy started | Byron Walden |
| SAVENOW | Fri Jun 12, 2015 | Tempting words for shopaholics | David Steinberg |
| SWEETSPOTS | Fri Oct 23, 2015 | Perfect places for hitting things | Evan Birnholz |
| TASMANSEA | Sat Jan 29, 2005 | Australia/New Zealand separator | Patrick Berry |
| THATHURTS | Sun Dec 11, 2016 | "Oof!" | Tom McCoy |
| THEINSIDER | Sat Mar 14, 2015 | 1999 Crowe/Pacino film nominated for seven Oscars | James Mulhern |
| TWINKLINGEYES | Mon Jun 25, 2012 | Santa Claus facial feature | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| UNAGIROLL | Fri May 21, 2021 | Eel order at a sushi bar | Sam Ezersky |
| VELOCIRAPTOR | Mon Apr 4, 2022 | Dinosaur whose name means "swift seizer" | Derek J. Angell |
| VEVO | Wed Jun 30, 2021 | Video hosting service since 2009 | Christopher Adams and Adam Aaronson |
| WENTFIFTYFIFTY | Sun Oct 12, 2025 | Split something equally [24 in.] | Michael Schlossberg |