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 51,022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACENTRIC | Wed Nov 17, 1999 | Lacking a middle | Fred Piscop |
| ALEXRODRIGUEZ | Tue Apr 29, 2008 | A.L. M.V.P. in 2003, 2005 and 2007 | Will Nediger |
| BUTTERBEER | Sat Feb 13, 2016 | Quaff at the Three Broomsticks inn | Peter Wentz |
| CHEATON | Tue Oct 29, 2002 | Two-time | Richard Hughes |
| CIRCUSPERFORMER | Fri Jun 5, 1998 | Seal, e.g. | Manny Nosowsky |
| DOUBLEEAGLE | Tue Sep 15, 2009 | *Bygone $20 gold coin | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| EMBASSIES | Tue Jan 10, 2017 | Buildings in a Washington, D.C., "row" | David Poole |
| EUREKACA | Thu Oct 8, 1998 | 95501 | Alan Arbesfeld |
| FIXINS | Wed Feb 28, 2007 | Country cuisine | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| FOOLERY | Sat Dec 4, 1993 | Tom's behavior | Glenton Petgrave |
| FORCEFEED | Sat May 21, 2016 | Stuff down the throat of | Jason Flinn |
| GETONONESNERVES | Mon Jan 8, 2001 | Exasperate, as a neurologist? | Gregory E. Paul |
| GREATONE | Fri Jul 28, 2023 | Wayne Gretzky's nickname, with "The" | Rafael Musa and Hoang-Kim Vu |
| GURUNANAK | Thu Oct 22, 2020 | Founder of the Sikh religion | Sid Sivakumar |
| HOUSEVOTES | Wed Sep 27, 2006 | Congressional Record info | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| IMMOLATED | Tue Oct 6, 2009 | Burned ceremonially | Matt Ginsberg |
| INYOURWAY | Thu Nov 28, 1996 | Parents to child, part 5 | B. Klahn |
| JEANNES | Thu Aug 19, 2010 | Actresses Crain and Tripplehorn | Kristian House |
| MADRILENE | Sat Aug 26, 2000 | Tomato consommé | A. J. Santora |
| MATUTINAL | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | Of the morning | Mark Feldman |
| NOTICER | Sun Apr 23, 1995 | Observant type | Randolph Ross |
| NOUGATBAR | Mon May 30, 2022 | Nutty candy offering | Alexander Liebeskind |
| NOWYOUKNOW | Sat Aug 25, 2007 | Response to "I had no idea!" | Myles Callum |
| ONFLEEK | Sat Jun 16, 2018 | Flawlessly styled, in modern slang | Sam Trabucco |
| OROIDES | Thu Feb 17, 1994 | Deceptive alloys | Brett Blaylock |
| PAULKERSEY | Thu Sep 20, 2001 | Charles Bronson's "Death Wish" role | David J. Kahn |
| PICKUPSTICKS | Mon May 4, 2026 | Simple game requiring steady hands | Kate Schutzengel |
| PINERO | Thu Sep 5, 1996 | "Sweet Lavender" playwright | C. Millhauser |
| PLOTZES | Fri Jun 16, 2023 | Faints from emotion | Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| POWERBOAT | Sun Jan 26, 1997 | Water-skier's need | S. Elliott |
| RIPTOPIECES | Thu Dec 18, 2014 | *Ashtray | Timothy Polin |
| RONWEASLEY | Sat Sep 23, 2017 | Redhead of Hogwarts | Robyn Weintraub |
| SHOOTSAT | Fri Aug 10, 2001 | Tries to hit | Manny Nosowsky |
| SHOWIER | Wed Oct 13, 2010 | More ostentatious | Alan Arbesfeld |
| TMNT | Sun Mar 22, 2015 | 2007 film featuring Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello and Michelangelo | Jeremy Newton |
| TRACTIONENGINES | Fri Jun 8, 2012 | Road locomotives | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| UPTHRUST | Sun May 5, 1996 | Rocket motion | D. J. Kahn |
| WATERCRESS | Sat Feb 10, 1996 | Salad ingredient | John R. Conrad |
| WINDJAMMER | Sat Dec 26, 2009 | Sailing ship | Kevin G. Der |
| YOUHAVENOCHOICE | Fri Jun 23, 2006 | "It's not an option" | Bruce Venzke and Stella Daily |