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 50,845 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRSTRIPS | Mon May 26, 2003 | Where fighter jets touch down | Lynn Lempel |
| ARMBAND | Mon May 2, 2005 | A black one may be worn at a funeral | Tyler Hinman |
| ASNEVERBEFORE | Wed Mar 13, 2024 | In an unprecedented manner | Drew Schmenner |
| ASPIRESTO | Wed May 17, 2023 | Aims for | Parker Higgins |
| BBQWINGS | Sat Aug 25, 2018 | Sweet-and-spicy sports bar snack | Sam Ezersky |
| BINGEEATER | Sat Jul 27, 2019 | Certain obsessive-compulsive | Byron Walden |
| BONESPUR | Sat Apr 6, 2019 | Unwanted growth often related to arthritis | Ned White |
| BOWA | Fri Nov 22, 1996 | Larry of 70's-80's baseball | A. K. Justin |
| BURNSIAN | Thu Feb 3, 2011 | Like the poem "Tam o' Shanter" | Matt Ginsberg |
| CAMEOUTSWINGING | Tue Dec 10, 2019 | At the big brawl, the jazz musician ... | Eric Berlin |
| CAYENNEPEPPER | Sun Nov 4, 2018 | Paprika lookalike | Patrick Berry |
| CONGRESS | Sun Apr 7, 2024 | What "the Hill" is a metonym for | Tracy Gray |
| DEFERRALS | Sun Dec 4, 2005 | Postponements | Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper |
| DEVASTATE | Sun Jun 16, 1996 | Overwhelm | N. N. Joline |
| DISAGREES | Thu Nov 16, 2023 | Is a no-body? | Paolo Pasco |
| FAIRGROUND | Tue Dec 18, 2012 | Place to see a Ferris wheel | Adam G. Perl |
| FUDGESFACTS | Sun Mar 24, 2024 | Sugar and cocoa content? | John Kugelman |
| ITSOF | Sun May 17, 2009 | "___ no importance" | Oliver Hill |
| JAMON | Thu Feb 1, 2024 | Cured Spanish meat | Simeon Seigel |
| JOLLYSTNICK | Sun Dec 21, 2008 | December 25 answer to 69-Across? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MAKELESS | Sat Aug 14, 2004 | Decrease the production (of) | Joe DiPietro |
| MAPP | Thu Jun 21, 2018 | ___ v. Ohio (landmark case barring illegally obtained evidence from being used in court) | Milo Beckman and David Steinberg |
| MATCHSTICKMEN | Wed Oct 26, 2005 | 2003 Nicolas Cage film | Adam G. Perl |
| PAYSOFF | Sun Jan 15, 2023 | Is worth it | Michael Schlossberg |
| POSITIONAL | Sat Jun 18, 2011 | Like rankings | Joon Pahk |
| POTLUCKS | Sun May 12, 2019 | Some group dinners | Victor Barocas |
| PREFLIGHT | Thu Feb 24, 2022 | When pilots go through their checklists | Jake Halperin |
| RELINKS | Sun Dec 24, 2023 | Fixes, as broken 93-Down | Drew Schmenner |
| REUS | Sun Dec 31, 2000 | Defendant at law | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SHUFFLEOFFTO | Tue Apr 4, 2006 | " Buffalo" | Robert Dillman |
| STABILIZE | Fri Aug 7, 2015 | Get under control | Peter Wentz |
| STAVESIN | Sat Sep 6, 1997 | Causes to collapse | Rich Norris |
| SUCCORER | Tue Apr 27, 1999 | Giver of relief | Fred Piscop |
| TAKING | Wed Apr 22, 2009 | Pirating | Daniel A. Finan |
| TANGIERMOROCCO | Wed Apr 13, 2011 | City on the Strait of Gibraltar | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| THROWASPEAR | Wed Jan 2, 2002 | Hunt like a cave man | Sarah Keller |
| TWOHEADS | Sun Feb 3, 2008 | They're better than one | Matt Ginsberg |
| UPSLOPE | Thu Dec 21, 1995 | Incline | Rich Norris |
| WASTEDTIME | Thu Mar 14, 2013 | End of the quote | Mike Buckley |
| YOUDOTHAT | Fri Apr 14, 2023 | "Go for it" | Billy Bratton and Clay Haddock |