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 50,937 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BITEVALVE | Mon May 14, 2018 | End of a drinking hose | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| CARIBBEANCRUISE | Mon Nov 11, 2024 | Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami | Patrick Gramza and John Kugelman |
| CHATLINE | Sat Aug 6, 2022 | Many a 900 number | Byron Walden |
| CITYSTREET | Sun May 17, 2015 | Taxi's locale | Joe Krozel |
| CONQUERINGHERO | Mon Mar 4, 2013 | Illustrious warrior returning from battle | Ian Livengood |
| DAUNTER | Sun Mar 10, 1996 | Intimidating sort | F. & L. Sabin |
| DISLOCATE | Sat Aug 3, 1996 | Knock out of position | A. D. Cover |
| FIRSTBEGAN | Mon Jun 6, 2016 | Started | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| FOGHORNLEGHORN | Tue Oct 13, 2015 | Looney Tunes character with a strong Southern accent | Patrick Berry |
| GASTRONOMY | Fri Jul 31, 2020 | Food-filled field | Claire Rimkus and Erik Agard |
| GRAHAMGREENE | Tue Nov 10, 2015 | "Dances With Wolves" actor [or] "The Third Man" author | Will Treece |
| HERLIHY | Sun Feb 10, 2019 | Tim ___, frequent collaborator with Adam Sandler | Lee Taylor |
| IFEELYOURPAIN | Mon May 12, 1997 | Classic Bill Clinton phrase | Hugh Davis |
| KEEFE | Fri Nov 24, 2006 | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tim | Dave Mackey |
| KEYCUTTING | Tue Sep 16, 2025 | *Task for a locksmith | Jonathan Daly |
| LEAVEITTOME | Sat May 15, 2010 | "You needn't worry about that" | Trip Payne & Patrick Berry |
| LETSPASS | Fri Nov 19, 2010 | Doesn't challenge | Victor Fleming |
| LOWERHOUSE | Sat Aug 16, 2025 | Mexico's Chamber of Deputies or France's National Assembly, for example | Byron Walden |
| PILEDINTO | Wed Jan 7, 1998 | Entered en masse | Bob Klahn |
| REALMCCOYS | Wed Dec 4, 2024 | Genuine articles | Daniel Raymon |
| RETRADES | Fri Jun 12, 1998 | Gets rid of a new team acquisition, say | Matt Gaffney |
| SENSEOFFAIRNESS | Fri Jun 21, 2002 | Judge's need | Bob Peoples |
| SIGHTED | Wed Mar 23, 1994 | Aimed | Cathy Millhauser |
| SIGNOVER | Sat Sep 10, 2011 | Transfer | David Quarfoot |
| SLATTINGS | Sun Jul 25, 1999 | Materials for venetians | Charles M. Deber |
| SNOBAPPEAL | Fri Dec 30, 2011 | What luxury goods have | Mike Nothnagel |
| SNUBBY | Sat Dec 13, 2003 | Short and thick | Bob Peoples |
| SONICDEPTHFINDER | Fri Apr 6, 2018 | It sends waves through waves | David Steinberg |
| SPINACHLASAGNA | Mon Aug 14, 2017 | Meal option #2 | Rich Proulx |
| SPRUCES | Thu Apr 30, 2015 | Neatens (up) | Herre Schouwerwou |
| STABLEBOYS | Fri Dec 2, 2011 | Muckrakers? | Ed Sessa |
| STRESSLESS | Sat Jul 27, 1996 | Unaccented | F. Longo |
| STUTTERS | Sun Feb 29, 2004 | Has trouble with words | Patrick Merrell |
| SUGARCONE | Sat Aug 28, 2010 | Alternative to a cup | Xan Vongsathorn |
| SYRETTES | Fri Mar 3, 1995 | Medicine injectors | Chuck Deodene |
| TALARIA | Sat Aug 30, 2014 | Mercury's winged sandals | David Steinberg |
| THEWHITEHOUSE | Tue Oct 9, 2012 | On the back | John Guzzetta |
| VERBALISE | Thu Jan 25, 2018 | *Poetry | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| WILDANDCRAZYGUY | Wed Sep 18, 1996 | Old Steve Martin phrase, with "a" | D. J. Kahn |
| ZAPPER | Fri Feb 9, 2018 | Debugging tool? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |