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 51,040 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACROSTICS | Fri Nov 20, 2015 | NEWS for the four directions, and others | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| AMENDMENTXIX | Tue Aug 18, 2020 | Measure fully ratified on 8/18/1920 | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| ATTEMPTING | Mon Jun 22, 2015 | Good Twitter handle for a seductress? | Joel Fagliano |
| BOATRIDE | Fri Jul 31, 2015 | Outing on a river or lake | James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson |
| BOOPS | Sun Oct 5, 2025 | Taps on the snoot | John Kugelman |
| BOSTONMASS | Mon Oct 20, 2003 | Service for the Kennedys? | Lynn Lempel |
| BROOKLYN | Wed Sep 12, 2001 | Home of baseball's "Bums" | Philip Lew |
| BRUCEDERN | Sun Jun 19, 1994 | LAURA'S | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
| BUDDYCOPMOVIES | Mon Feb 15, 2021 | "Rush Hour" and "21 Jump Street" [Clinton] | Meconya Alford |
| CORT | Sun May 12, 2019 | Actor Bud of "Harold and Maude" | Victor Barocas |
| DIGESTIF | Sun Apr 5, 2026 | Chartreuse or brandy, e.g. | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| DRYNURSE | Thu Mar 31, 1994 | Newborn attendant | Mark Diehl |
| GOLDIEHAWN | Sun Jul 23, 1995 | Actress born in 1945 | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| GUSTIER | Thu Jul 20, 1995 | More breezy | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| HASITMADE | Sat Feb 20, 2016 | Lives the dream | James Mulhern |
| HIDDENGEMS | Tue Apr 14, 2009 | What the long Across answers with circles have | Barry Boone |
| IBADAN | Sun Aug 7, 2022 | Nigerian city of 3.5+ million | Tina Labadie |
| JOLLYSTNICK | Sun Dec 21, 2008 | December 25 answer to 69-Across? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| KOOLAIDDRINKERS | Sat Oct 8, 2011 | Unquestioning adherents | Tim Croce |
| MARTES | Sat Aug 7, 2010 | Tuesday in Tijuana | Joe Krozel |
| MOLLYCODDLES | Sun Apr 4, 2004 | Polly punishes while ... | Manny Nosowsky |
| MUCHADOABOUTNOTHING | Sun Feb 5, 1995 | SNILTIR | Frank A. Longo |
| NEARFALL | Mon Jan 15, 1996 | Almost a pin, in wrestling | Gregory E. Paul |
| NOTBYALONGSHOT | Thu Aug 17, 2006 | How to score in basketball from close up? | Harvey Estes |
| NOTHINGTODO | Thu Oct 9, 2025 | Two moving around each other | Freddie Cheng |
| NUDGES | Sun Nov 3, 2024 | Gentle reminders | Sid Sivakumar |
| OOHIMSCARED | Sat Dec 25, 2021 | Sarcastic response to an attempt at intimidation | Johan Vass |
| ORACLEOFOMAHA | Wed Jun 1, 2011 | Warren Buffett's sobriquet | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| PBRS | Sat Dec 15, 2018 | Some 58-Across contents, in brief | Erik Agard |
| PENCILPUSHERS | Fri Mar 18, 2016 | Office drones | Michael Wiesenberg |
| PERISHING | Sun Apr 12, 2026 | Disappearing from the earth | Lance Enfinger and John Kugelman |
| RECOILLESSRIFLE | Sat Jul 12, 2003 | Lightweight antitank gun | Manny Nosowsky |
| RESAYS | Sat Sep 28, 1996 | Puts another way | G. R. Ferguson |
| REVISAL | Sun Mar 19, 2006 | Bit of editing | Michael Shteyman |
| STATEBANKS | Fri Jul 14, 2017 | Chartered financial institutions | Patrick Berry |
| TECLA | Fri Sep 18, 1998 | Santa ___, El Salvador | Frank Longo |
| THESULTANOFSWAT | Wed Aug 28, 2013 | Nickname for 1-/67-Across | Erik Agard |
| TOUGHIE | Fri Jan 2, 2009 | Real poser | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| WOODLAND | Sat Nov 4, 2023 | "Hansel and Gretel" setting | David P. Williams |
| YARDCARE | Sun Apr 19, 2026 | Mowing, mulching, raking, etc. | Michael Lieberman |