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 50,474 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPIRINS | Mon Jun 6, 1994 | Two are often prescribed | Robert Zimmerman |
| BAUBLES | Fri Jul 29, 2016 | Many an étagère display | John Guzzetta |
| BEEFBOURGUIGNON | Mon Nov 27, 2023 | French meat stew for which Julia Child penned a popular recipe | Ricky J. Sirois |
| BIMETALLIC | Sat Apr 27, 2024 | Like some coins | Rich Norris |
| COMPLETES | Fri Feb 4, 1994 | Puts a wrap on | Joe Clonick |
| CREATEHAVOC | Thu Dec 12, 2002 | Come in like a whirlwind | Michael Shteyman |
| DEADRUN | Wed Dec 13, 2023 | Sprint at top speed | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| DIANEARBUS | Sat Sep 4, 1999 | "An Aperture Monograph" photographer | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| DOTCOMCRASH | Thu Nov 24, 2022 | Turn-of-the-century financial crisis | Pao Roy |
| EDSELFORD | Sun Oct 31, 1999 | Eponym of an old auto | Frank A. Longo |
| ENGLISHMUFFIN | Sat Oct 5, 2002 | Morning side | Donald E. West |
| ESTIMABLE | Thu Mar 10, 2005 | Worthy of respect | Ed Early |
| EXPEDITES | Thu Mar 12, 2009 | Hastens | David Chapus |
| GIRLFROMIPANEMA | Sat Aug 4, 2007 | The "she" in the lyric "And when she passes, I smile" | Byron Walden |
| GRASSCOURT | Tue Dec 24, 2002 | Wimbledon venue | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| HOBBYHORSES | Sat Aug 19, 2023 | Preoccupations | David P. Williams |
| INDOCHINA | Thu May 8, 2008 | Red River area | Harvey Estes |
| MANYHAPPYRETURNS | Sun Apr 13, 2014 | What C.P.A.'s wish for their clients? | Dan Schoenholz |
| MERRYPRANKSTERS | Thu Sep 8, 2011 | Subject of the 1968 work | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| NOVELWRITER | Sun Nov 22, 2009 | Career of the parent who typed up the Career Day schedule? | Patrick Merrell |
| OBJECTIVECASE | Sun Jan 15, 2017 | The Prada that one really wants? | Joel Fagliano |
| ORIGAMIS | Mon Dec 18, 1995 | Japanese paper figures | Randall J. Hartman |
| PREHISTORICPERIODS | Sun Mar 30, 2025 | ... Ancient | Simeon Seigel |
| PRINCESSOFWALES | Tue Dec 15, 2015 | Elton John's dedicatee for "Candle in the Wind 1997" | David Levinson Wilk |
| PROVOKING | Mon Apr 23, 2012 | Ruler in a Utah city? | Michael David |
| RAINBOWROOM | Fri Jan 25, 2013 | Former New York City attraction with a revolving dance floor | Joe DiPietro |
| RIVALRY | Sat Nov 30, 1996 | Yankees vs. Red Sox, e.g. | R. Norris |
| RYEWHISKY | Fri Jan 13, 2017 | George Dickel product | Andrew J. Ries |
| SEEDLESSRAISINS | Sat Jan 21, 2012 | Sultanas, say | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| SEVERELY | Fri May 6, 2011 | Hard | Natan Last |
| SHARPSET | Sun Dec 11, 2011 | Fixed at an acute angle | Timothy Polin |
| SHOEBLACK | Thu Sep 8, 2016 | Person whose work shines | Joanne Sullivan |
| STRESSORS | Fri May 14, 2021 | They can cause anxiety | Yacob Yonas |
| TAKEAREST | Sun Jan 20, 2008 | "Catch your breath" | Natan Last |
| TAKEHEED | Sun Apr 17, 2022 | Pay attention | Emet Ozar |
| THEDABARA | Mon Nov 5, 2001 | 58-Across player in 1917 | Jenny Gutbezahl |
| THEUPRIGHTS | Sun Oct 31, 2004 | Untackled players? | Patrick Merrell |
| USBPORTS | Fri Sep 23, 2016 | Openings in the computer field? | Andrew Zhou |
| VAQUEROS | Thu Oct 20, 1994 | Southwestern cowboys | Bryant White |
| WITCHESBREWS | Sun Oct 25, 1998 | Halloween pub offerings? | Nancy Nicholson Joline |