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 50,891 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLHALLOWSEVE | Fri Oct 28, 2016 | Fright night? | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| BLACKCARD | Tue Sep 16, 2025 | *High-status American Express offering | Jonathan Daly |
| BODYSHOT | Fri Aug 7, 2020 | Drink that's hard on the stomach? | Tom Pepper |
| BUFFERZONE | Mon Jun 22, 2020 | Neutral area between hostile forces | Sid Sivakumar |
| CAMECLOSE | Wed Jul 18, 2001 | Almost made it | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| CINCINNATUS | Sat Jun 10, 2023 | Roman statesman for whom a Midwest city was named | John Hawksley |
| CONNOTED | Sun May 22, 1994 | Implied | Randolph Ross |
| DRIVENUTS | Sun Apr 11, 2021 | Result of a merger between Google and Planters? | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger |
| EVILLOOKS | Sat May 26, 2007 | Glares | Joe DiPietro |
| FLOPPYEARED | Mon Apr 5, 1999 | Like a hound | Gregory E. Paul |
| FREEONBAIL | Mon Feb 1, 2016 | Conditionally released from custody | Gary Cee |
| FROCKS | Tue Mar 20, 2001 | Monks' habits | Peter Abide |
| GOSFORD | Fri Feb 7, 2003 | "___ Park" (2001 whodunit) | Michael Shteyman |
| GOTOARESTAURANT | Sun Mar 5, 2023 | Dine out | John-Clark Levin |
| HAILTO | Fri Dec 30, 2011 | Start of a presidential march | Mike Nothnagel |
| JUSTTHISONETIME | Tue Jan 25, 2000 | Dad says "yes" | William S. Cotter |
| LIBRO | Wed Jul 10, 2024 | Book in a biblioteca | Hal Moore |
| LISBETH | Sat Mar 2, 2019 | ___ Salander, protagonist in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" | Peter A. Collins |
| MADRILENE | Sat Aug 26, 2000 | Tomato consommé | A. J. Santora |
| MESSAGETOGARCIA | Sat Jul 24, 1999 | Elbert Hubbard work, with "A" | Rich Norris |
| MINTCHIP | Fri Oct 17, 1997 | Ice cream flavor | Alan Jay Weiss |
| MISSILETEST | Sat Feb 7, 2026 | Long shot practice | Mark Diehl |
| MOUNTVESUVIUS | Wed Oct 23, 2019 | Famous erupter of A.D. 79 | Jennifer Nutt |
| MUSCLEMAN | Tue Nov 18, 2014 | Bodybuilder, for one | Jacob McDermott |
| NUBBLY | Mon Feb 17, 2020 | Rough and textured, as fabric | Sally Hoelscher |
| PANICLE | Fri Aug 18, 2000 | Flower cluster | Patrick D. Berry |
| PEEPAT | Sun Aug 31, 1997 | View surreptitiously | David J. Kahn |
| RECORDCROWD | Sat Jul 4, 2015 | Best turnout ever | Sam Ezersky |
| SAKIA | Sun Dec 3, 1995 | Egyptian waterwheel | Martin Schneider |
| SAWSLOGS | Sun Apr 21, 2019 | Snores | Grant Thackray |
| SKINCAREROUTINE | Sat Jun 18, 2022 | Morning ritual for some | Brooke Husic |
| SPRINGOPEN | Fri Nov 21, 2008 | What jack-in-the-boxes do | Patrick Berry |
| TEDCRUZ | Sun May 10, 2020 | Senator who once served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review | Adam Fromm |
| THRUSTER | Sun Oct 27, 1996 | Spacecraft part | N. N. Joline |
| TUNGSTEN | Mon Sep 5, 1994 | Filament material | Julian Ochrymowych & Amy Goldstein |
| UEFA | Wed Jul 24, 2024 | Soccer org. that runs the Champions League | Shaun Phillips |
| UPANDUP | Sat Mar 18, 2017 | Honest or respectable course | Roland Huget |
| UPWELLS | Sun May 21, 1995 | Rises, as water | Dean Niles |
| WASABIMAYO | Fri Mar 28, 2025 | Poke bowl condiment | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| WENS | Tue Sep 19, 1995 | Cysts | Janet R. Bender |