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 51,151 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AERIALCOMBAT | Sun Oct 27, 2013 | What the Red Baron engaged in | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ALLAROUND | Sun Jan 31, 1999 | Everywhere | Manny Nosowsky |
| ANDABOTTLEOFRUM | Mon Dec 7, 2009 | Words after the starting syllables of 17-, 29- and 43-Across | Ed Sessa |
| ANEROIDS | Fri Jan 3, 2003 | Some barometers | Jim Page |
| ANTIQUARK | Sat Oct 5, 2019 | One of the two components of 5-Down | Trenton Charlson |
| BEFRUITFULANDMULTIPLY | Sun Dec 14, 1997 | Job for a mathematician? | Nancy Salomon |
| BREEZINESS | Sun Dec 8, 2019 | Carefree quality | Emily Carroll |
| CAMPAIGNRIVALRY | Tue Jan 20, 2009 | 52-Across had one with John McCain | Tim Wescott |
| CANWETALK | Fri Jun 25, 2021 | Question that's rarely a sign of good news | Scott Earl |
| CARDIGANS | Fri Jun 17, 2016 | Halves of twinsets | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| CHRISTTHEREDEEMER | Sun Oct 22, 2017 | Facebook Status: "2016 Summer Olympics and a day trip to one of the new Seven Wonders of the World!" | Tracy Gray |
| COMPAQCENTER | Thu Jan 12, 2012 | Old name of the San Jose Sharks' arena | Gareth Bain |
| DECRETAL | Sun Jul 3, 1994 | Papal letter | A.J. Santora |
| FORTIFIES | Wed Sep 12, 2007 | Enriches with vitamins | Alan Arbesfeld |
| GIVETHEDEVILHISDUE | Sun Oct 12, 2003 | Be fair to a fault | David J. Kahn |
| HEADUSHER | Fri Sep 15, 1995 | Theater bigwig | Matt Gaffney |
| HOMEHELP | Fri Jun 29, 2012 | Shut-in's caregiver, in Britain | Patrick Berry |
| HUNKY | Sun Nov 14, 2010 | Like a Chippendales dancer | Patrick Berry |
| INREGARDTO | Sun Jul 25, 2010 | Concerning | Alan Arbesfeld |
| LCMS | Sun Mar 23, 1997 | Math amts. | Bryant White |
| LUNATICS | Fri Nov 21, 2008 | Bedlamites | Patrick Berry |
| MILLIWATT | Sun Apr 22, 2001 | Tiny power unit | Patrick Berry |
| MYTHROATHURTS | Sun Oct 19, 2008 | Cold sufferer's complaint | Joe DiPietro |
| NEWSPRINT | Wed Oct 17, 2001 | Forest product, or the result of a second wind | Greg Staples |
| NICEGUYSFINISHLAST | Sun Jan 3, 1999 | Do unto others as you would have others do unto you, but also... | Randolph Ross |
| PLAYSUP | Sun Nov 10, 2013 | Highlights | Alan Olschwang |
| REDEPLOY | Fri Nov 4, 2022 | Send out again | Juliet Corless |
| SHOOEDAWAY | Sat Oct 1, 2022 | Waved at, maybe | Natan Last |
| SHORTSTORY | Sun Mar 19, 2000 | WATERFALL ___ BOOK CLUB | Greg Staples |
| SIZETWO | Tue May 24, 2016 | Petite dress specification | Jonathan Gersch |
| SWEETENUP | Fri Jul 12, 2019 | Make nice to in a manipulative way | Evan Kalish |
| THEFARLEFT | Sat Aug 16, 2003 | Radical group | Manny Nosowsky |
| TOTHEDOGS | Thu Nov 24, 2011 | Deteriorate | Sharon Delorme |
| UPSETALERTS | Fri Apr 3, 2020 | Some phone notifications during March Madness | Joe Deeney |
| URICACID | Fri Aug 17, 2007 | Major component of kidney stones | Roger Barkan |
| VULGARTERM | Sun Apr 30, 2000 | Underthing that's part of a bleeped phrase? | Cathy Millhauser |
| WAKEFOREST | Mon Feb 7, 2011 | University in Winston-Salem, N.C. | Lynn Lempel |
| WINTHELOTTERY | Fri Oct 21, 2022 | Make dough from scratch? | Rafael Musa |
| WOODSHED | Sat Oct 23, 2010 | Place of discreet punishment | Will Nediger |
| YODS | Sun Nov 29, 1998 | Hebrew letters | Matt Gaffney |