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 50,881 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIGMONEY | Thu May 19, 2011 | "Wheel of Fortune" spinner's cry | Paula Gamache |
| BLINDCARBONCOPY | Thu Nov 1, 2012 | With 74- & 75-Across, "invisible" part of a distribution list ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme | George Barany and Victor Barocas |
| BONEMEAL | Fri Oct 2, 2015 | Organic fertilizer | Patrick Berry |
| BOOKED | Fri Feb 21, 2014 | Reserved | Patrick Berry |
| BOYARDEE | Sat Feb 29, 2020 | Chef in a grocery store | Andrew J. Ries |
| CIGARETTESMOKER | Thu Jun 19, 2008 | One who exhibits pack mentality? | Joe Krozel |
| CIVVIES | Thu Mar 10, 2016 | Mufti | Ed Sessa |
| CRACKOS | Sat Apr 18, 2015 | Graham ___ (old Kellogg's cereal) | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| DEEMERS | Sat Apr 6, 1996 | Judges, old-style | R. Norris |
| DROPKICK | Thu Mar 30, 2023 | Quit / Quit | Adam Wagner and Brooke Husic |
| DUMMKOPF | Sun Oct 30, 2022 | Dunderhead | Addison Snell |
| FAERIES | Sun Sep 10, 2000 | Spenserian beings | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| GOESRIGHTAHEAD | Thu Jul 27, 2000 | Proceeds boldly | Joe DiPietro |
| HAIKUPOEM | Mon Jul 27, 2020 | Japanese verse with 17 syllables | Alan Arbesfeld |
| HUGHHEFNER | Sun Jun 19, 1994 | CHRISTIE'S | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
| LIVINGYEARS | Sat Jun 30, 2001 | 1989 #1 hit for Mike + The Mechanics, with "The" | Frank Longo |
| MALEHEIR | Wed Nov 25, 2020 | Prince, e.g. | John Guzzetta and Jeff Chen |
| MARLEYSGHOST | Thu Oct 27, 2011 | Fictional character who says "I wear the chain I forged in life" | Kurt Mueller |
| MILLAGE | Sun Sep 27, 2015 | ___ rate (tax amount per $1,000) | Tom McCoy |
| PELISSE | Fri Sep 9, 2016 | Fur-lined cloak | Kristian House |
| PLATETECTONICS | Sat Dec 17, 2005 | Theory to explain seafloor spreading | Patrick Berry |
| POLLINATION | Wed Sep 17, 2014 | Job done by the insects seen above the circled words in 17-, 26- and 50-Across | Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo |
| POOLING | Sun Feb 18, 2024 | Putting together | Sid Sivakumar |
| REDBAIT | Sat Feb 4, 1995 | Denounce as a Communist | Manny Nosowsky |
| SAYALOUD | Tue Jun 27, 2006 | Pronounce | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| SKINGRAFT | Wed Aug 31, 2005 | Procedure for a burn victim, perhaps | Alan Arbesfeld |
| STPADDY | Tue Aug 20, 2019 | March parade honoree, colloquially | Evan Kalish |
| TAKEATRIP | Sun Feb 7, 2010 | Vacation | Patrick Berry |
| TAKESIDES | Thu Jul 22, 2021 | Not stay neutral | John Guzzetta |
| TARIFA | Fri Oct 22, 1999 | Point ___ (southernmost point in continental Europe) | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| THEMETGALA | Fri Jun 8, 2018 | Annual fashion event since 1948 | Caleb Madison |
| TOUCHINGSTORIES | Tue Oct 20, 1998 | With one's fingers in a skyscraper? | Fred Piscop |
| TREPANS | Wed Dec 13, 1995 | Coring tools | Ernie Furtado |
| UNGAINLY | Thu Sep 8, 1994 | Elephantine | Daniel R. Stark |
| VANILLAFLAN | Sun Sep 20, 2020 | Sweet Mexican dessert | Sam Trabucco |
| VOTEFRAUD | Sat Aug 10, 2002 | Stuffing the ballot box, e.g. | Dana Motley |
| WAVELENGTH | Sun Aug 27, 1995 | See image | Martin Schneider |
| WHEREAREYA | Sat Dec 16, 2017 | Informal question to someone who's late | Sam Ezersky |
| WORKINGTITLE | Sun Dec 25, 2022 | "The Help," e.g.? | John Martz |
| ZIZIT | Thu Jun 22, 1995 | Fringes worn by Orthodox Jews | Cathy Millhauser |