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 50,901 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTIQUARK | Sat Oct 5, 2019 | One of the two components of 5-Down | Trenton Charlson |
| BBQJOINT | Fri Oct 19, 2018 | Place to get ribs or pulled pork | Trenton Charlson |
| BINGEREAD | Sun Oct 29, 2023 | Stay up all night finishing a book, maybe (GABARDINE) | Alina Abidi |
| BRRRR | Sun Jun 4, 1995 | "I'm c-c-c-cold!" | Bryant White |
| BUCKFORAPROMOTION | Sun Feb 17, 2002 | Bargain ad rate? | Joe DiPietro |
| CASHEWNUTS | Fri May 27, 2005 | Thai cuisine staple | Manny Nosowsky |
| CHEESEBOX | Fri Mar 8, 2002 | Fitting container for this puzzle? | David J. Kahn |
| CHERRYWOOD | Mon Aug 5, 2024 | Expensive cabinet material | Andy Walker |
| DARKSTARS | Sat Apr 12, 2014 | Relatives of black holes | Mel Rosen |
| DECEPTICON | Fri Dec 7, 2018 | "Transformers" antagonist | Sam Trabucco |
| DIRTYDOG | Thu Nov 14, 2002 | Scoundrel | Paula Gamache |
| DONTYOUSEE | Fri May 9, 2025 | "Must I spell it out further?" | Willa Angel Chen Miller and Erik Agard |
| ELUTED | Thu Apr 22, 1999 | Removed chemically | David J. Kahn |
| ETCHEDIN | Sat Nov 21, 2015 | Forever a part of | Natan Last |
| EXPOSTFACTO | Tue Jul 5, 2016 | Retroactively, at law | Jules Markey |
| FORTYYARDDASH | Tue Feb 12, 2013 | Test at a football tryout | Dan Schoenholz |
| FOURCYLINDERS | Mon Sep 29, 1997 | Components of some auto engines | Randy Sowell |
| GAVEITANOTHERGO | Sat May 21, 2016 | Got back on the horse | Jason Flinn |
| INDWELLS | Sun Jan 26, 1997 | Exists as an activating force | S. Elliott |
| JAZZORCHESTRAS | Sat Nov 16, 2024 | Big bands | Peter Gordon |
| KELLS | Sat Jan 17, 2015 | Book of ___ | Josh Knapp |
| KNOWSHOW | Thu Aug 29, 2002 | Has the skill | William Schaub |
| LAUGHINGOUTLOUD | Mon Aug 17, 2015 | Bit of textspeak, unshortened ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 27- and 49-Across | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| MARLBOROS | Sun Apr 30, 2000 | They were once promoted with the slogan "Ivory tips protect your lips" | Cathy Millhauser |
| NARWAL | Wed Feb 21, 1996 | Arctic whale: Var. | F. & L. Sabin |
| NORBIT | Thu Feb 14, 2008 | 2007 Eddie Murphy comedy | David J. Kahn |
| PESS | Sat Apr 13, 1996 | Church hassock, in England | G. R. Ferguson |
| POBOXNO | Sun Dec 7, 2014 | Middle line of many an address: Abbr. | Jeff Chen |
| PRESBYTER | Tue Nov 21, 1995 | Church elder | Thomas W. Schier |
| RATSOUT | Sun Jun 16, 2013 | Betrays | Mel Rosen |
| RELOCATED | Fri Jan 12, 2018 | Made a move | Erik Agard |
| ROADBEDS | Sat Apr 20, 1996 | Unpaved surfaces | R. Norris |
| ROSETOPAZ | Thu Oct 8, 2015 | Pink gem | Stu Ockman |
| SEABOAT | Fri Feb 13, 1998 | Craft | Jim Page |
| SEPARABLE | Sat Jul 11, 2009 | Not too tight? | Karen M. Tracey |
| SPELLBIND | Mon Apr 30, 2007 | Entrance, as through oratory | Allan E. Parrish |
| TENORITE | Sun Nov 28, 1993 | Copper mineral | Joanne W. Edwards |
| THEISS | Sun Oct 1, 1995 | TV actress Brooke | Frank A. Longo |
| THONGSONG | Sat Mar 12, 2022 | 2000 Sisqó hit with a rhyming title | Natan Last |
| YOYOSTRING | Sat Jan 10, 2026 | Something pulled while walking the dog | Kameron Austin Collins |