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 50,921 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABIENTOT | Sat Jun 17, 2023 | "See you soon!," in France | Ryan McCarty |
| ACEAE | Sun Sep 4, 1994 | Botanical suffix | Wayne Robert Williams |
| ANTCOLONY | Tue Jan 12, 2021 | Queen's realm? | Ross Trudeau |
| BADHEART | Sun Feb 20, 2005 | Cause for an appointment with a cardiologist | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| BATCHEDIT | Tue Feb 13, 2018 | Lived like a single guy | Bruce Haight |
| BATHSET | Sat Apr 19, 2025 | Bundle that might include soap and towels | Alex Tomlinson |
| BOARDSEATS | Fri Jan 17, 2025 | Positions of governance | Willa Angel Chen Miller |
| BOXLUNCH | Wed Feb 5, 2003 | Meal-to-go | Ron O'Hair |
| CAMPAIGNTRAIL | Thu Jan 24, 2008 | *Vie for votes | Matt Ginsberg |
| CRACKOS | Sat Apr 18, 2015 | Graham ___ (old Kellogg's cereal) | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| DEADONARRIVAL | Sun Apr 15, 2018 | Timely entrance? | Alex Bajcz |
| DRAFTKINGS | Fri Jun 22, 2018 | Fantasy sports site | Andrew Kingsley |
| ECOHOTELS | Fri Aug 8, 2025 | Establishments with many green rooms | Rafael Musa and Matthew Stock |
| FANFARONADE | Wed Nov 20, 2002 | Activity for 41-Across | Manny Nosowsky |
| FORTYTHIEVES | Mon Apr 18, 2011 | "Arabian Nights" band | James Tuttle |
| GETTHEWRONGIDEA | Sat Apr 16, 2016 | Misunderstand | Andrew Zhou |
| GLASSBLOWER | Fri Jan 5, 2007 | Worker around a furnace | Paula Gamache |
| GRASPEDATSTRAWS | Fri Mar 15, 1996 | What tots did in the malt shop? | A. J. Santora |
| HAREMPANTS | Fri Mar 1, 2013 | Part of an iconic Eden outfit | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber |
| IFIVETOLDYOUONCE | Sun Dec 8, 2002 | Start of an exaggeration | Peter Gordon |
| JEANSDRESS | Sat Feb 19, 1994 | Informal women's attire | Charles E. Gersch |
| LONGEDFOR | Wed Nov 13, 2024 | Strongly desired | Todd Gross |
| LOUISII | Sat May 17, 2008 | Holy Roman Emperor, 855-75 | Mike Nothnagel |
| LOUSINGUP | Sun Jul 10, 2011 | Botching | Ben Pall and David Kahn |
| MOMO | Thu Jan 23, 2025 | Steamed dumpling in Tibetan cuisine | Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| MUSHROOMBURGER | Mon Aug 14, 2017 | Meal option #1 | Rich Proulx |
| ORALVACCINE | Fri Apr 9, 1999 | Sabin development | Manny Nosowsky |
| PILSENERS | Tue Dec 14, 1993 | Bohemian beers | Joel Davajan |
| PUSSYCAT | Thu Apr 15, 2021 | Gentle, mild-mannered sort | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer |
| RIDESOFF | Fri Jan 15, 2016 | Leaves, as in a western | Patrick Berry |
| SIDESPLITTER | Mon Mar 12, 2001 | "I Love Lucy," usually | Gregory E. Paul |
| SMELLSARAT | Sat Aug 16, 2003 | Is suspicious | Manny Nosowsky |
| SPINKICKS | Sat Jan 17, 2026 | Flashy taekwondo moves | Adam Aaronson |
| STARSHIPS | Fri Jul 12, 2019 | Means of interstellar travel | Evan Kalish |
| TASSELER | Sat Sep 16, 2000 | Rug decorator | Robert H. Wolfe |
| TESTIEST | Sun Jul 17, 2005 | Most irritable | David J. Kahn |
| TOMPKINS | Fri Sep 17, 1999 | Monroe's Veep | Patrick D. Berry |
| TOOFOREBODING | Tue Jan 21, 2003 | Overly ominous | Richard Chisholm |
| WASJUDGEANDJURY | Wed Sep 11, 2002 | Had total authority | A. J. Santora |
| WHITENESS | Sun Feb 27, 2011 | Quality of new-fallen snow | Peter A. Collins |