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 50,619 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPEARON | Sun Dec 22, 2013 | Guest-star in, say | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| ASKEDWHY | Tue Sep 20, 2022 | Tried to find a reason | Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi |
| AUTOTUNERS | Sun May 2, 2021 | Pitch-correcting devices | Dan Schoenholz |
| BREAMS | Sun Jan 23, 2011 | Bluegills | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| CAUSEASTIR | Sun Oct 9, 2022 | Rabble-rouse | Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau |
| CHANCEENCOUNTER | Fri Feb 7, 2025 | Bumping into someone, e.g. | Kelly Morenus |
| DARNGOOD | Sat Oct 15, 2005 | Better than O.K. | Paula Gamache |
| DEERSTALKERCAP | Sat Dec 28, 2024 | Iconic accessory worn by 1-Down | Sam Berriman |
| DIAPERSERVICE | Wed Jan 20, 2016 | Exchange program for preschoolers? | Herre Schouwerwou |
| ESTIMABLE | Thu Mar 10, 2005 | Worthy of respect | Ed Early |
| FALLSAPART | Mon May 8, 1995 | With 29 Down, unravels | Deborah Trombley |
| FISHBOWLS | Sat Apr 18, 2009 | They lack private parts | Byron Walden |
| FLESHIEST | Fri Nov 9, 2007 | Most in need of toning | Henry Hook |
| GREEKMYTH | Wed Jun 25, 2014 | Story set on Mount Olympus | Patrick Merrell |
| HOOKEMHORNS | Thu Mar 7, 2019 | Cheer at a Texas football game | Brian Thomas |
| HOTPOTS | Thu Oct 5, 2023 | *Cook-your-own dishes in some Asian restaurants | Daniel Bodily |
| JESUITS | Mon Mar 6, 2023 | Catholic religious order that founded Georgetown University | Lynn Lempel |
| JETAIRPLANE | Sun Sep 11, 1994 | N.F.L. transportation? | Louis Sabin |
| LOUVERED | Sun Jan 17, 1999 | Like some vents | Cathy Millhauser |
| NECKBAND | Fri Jan 14, 1994 | Collar holder | Eric Albert |
| NIKONS | Tue Dec 14, 2010 | Popular cameras | Mark Feldman |
| NOTHINGTOSNEEZEAT | Thu Oct 24, 2019 | ... A matter worth considering | Matt Ginsberg |
| NUDGER | Wed Sep 29, 2021 | Helpfully pushy person | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| OURLORD | Sun May 17, 2020 | Christ, to Christians | Byron Walden |
| OUTHIRE | Sat Jul 5, 1997 | Add more staff than | Rich Norris |
| PAULRYAN | Wed Jan 23, 2013 | P.R. man? | Joel Fagliano |
| PEREGRINEFALCON | Fri Oct 3, 1997 | Tercel | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| PLASMON | Sun Oct 29, 2023 | Type of quasiparticle | Alina Abidi |
| PLATINUMBLONDES | Fri Dec 8, 2006 | Lightheaded people? | Harvey Estes |
| POLICESTAKEOUTS | Sun Mar 21, 2010 | Monitors food orders to go? | Adam Fromm |
| PUSSES | Sun Nov 20, 2005 | Kitties | Patrick Merrell |
| QUILTPIECE | Mon Jan 12, 2009 | Cloth square for a bedcover | Lynn Lempel |
| SANTAFILOMENA | Sun Dec 19, 1993 | Longfellow poem | John M. Samson |
| SERIEA | Tue Oct 5, 2021 | Top Italian soccer league | Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman |
| SHIRRED | Sun Sep 28, 2008 | Like some eggs or cloth | Cathy Allis Millhauser |
| SUPPERCLUB | Mon Mar 28, 2005 | Site for eating and entertainment | Elizabeth Babikan |
| VIOLATES | Fri Mar 9, 2001 | Breaks | Mitch Komro |
| WATCHTV | Thu Dec 27, 2018 | View remotely? | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| WOODCHAT | Fri Mar 22, 2002 | European shrike | Randall J. Hartman |
| YOUREOUTOFTHISWORLD | Sun Jul 22, 2007 | "Sorry to bother you, but do you work for NASA? Because ..." | David Levinson Wilk |