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 50,414 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACKTOBACKGAMES | Wed Oct 23, 2013 | Doubleheader ... or what 17-, 29- and 48-Across are? | Robyn Weintraub |
| BADMOJO | Sat Oct 25, 2025 | Cursed vibe | Byron Walden |
| BELLSHAPEDCURVE | Thu Jan 15, 1998 | Statistician's presentation | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| BOSTONCOMMON | Wed Feb 20, 2002 | Starting point of the Freedom Trail | Marjorie Richter |
| CABERNETS | Sun Oct 1, 2000 | Alternatives to Merlots | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| CALEDONIA | Fri Jun 29, 2012 | Scotland, to poets | Patrick Berry |
| DEEPPURPLE | Wed Apr 8, 2009 | Group with the 1968 hit "Hush" | Joey Weissbrot |
| ENGLISHLANGUAGE | Fri Nov 24, 2000 | Famed borrower | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| EXTRAMARITAL | Sat Feb 8, 2003 | Kind of affair | Patrick Berry |
| FROGKICK | Tue Jun 9, 2020 | Breaststroke move | Freddie Cheng |
| GASGAUGE | Mon Jun 29, 2020 | Dashboard dial that goes from "E" to "F" | Peter Gordon |
| GOITERS | Sat Nov 7, 1998 | Neck swellings | Raymond Hamel |
| HOMESLICE | Sat Sep 3, 2016 | Buddy from the block | Damon Gulczynski |
| HOMILY | Sat Jan 21, 1995 | Lesson | Charles E. Gersch |
| HYACINTHS | Sat Jun 14, 2025 | Flowers in the same family as asparagus and agave | Barbara Lin |
| ITSRIGHTUPYOURALLEY | Sun Jul 27, 2008 | Sentiment suggesting "Try this!" | Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot |
| JUKEHOUSE | Sat Jun 25, 2016 | Rowdy joint | Kameron Austin Collins |
| LADYANDTHETRAMP | Tue May 2, 2000 | 1955 Disney classic | Manny Nosowsky |
| LASTEX | Fri Jul 9, 2010 | Yarn with a rubber core | Patrick Berry |
| LEGGOMYEGGO | Sun Apr 17, 2022 | Breakfast brand tagline | Emet Ozar |
| LONGACRE | Wed Jun 1, 2005 | ___ Square (Times Square, once) | Nick Grivas |
| LRG | Wed Dec 25, 2002 | Big: Abbr. | Patrick Merrell |
| LUNARY | Sun May 8, 2005 | Of the moon | Jim Page |
| MELTHEARTS | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | Get to people emotionally | Mark Feldman |
| MYLARS | Wed May 10, 1995 | Polyester sheets | Jeremy Thomas Paine |
| PAYTOILET | Sat Aug 8, 2020 | Place to go that requires cash at the door? | Brooke Husic and Sid Sivakumar |
| PETERJACKSON | Sun Feb 24, 2008 | Director (2003), actor (1962) | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| QUITTERS | Sat May 20, 1995 | Deserters | Manny Nosowsky |
| REVVING | Thu May 13, 2010 | Gunning | Patrick Merrell |
| SANTACOOKIE | Sun Dec 19, 1993 | Baked holiday treat | John M. Samson |
| SCREENCAP | Sat May 14, 2022 | Part of many a software demo, informally | Ada Nicolle |
| SHAILENEWOODLEY | Fri Feb 5, 2016 | Actress who starred in "The Fault in Our Stars," 2014 | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| SHIBA | Thu Nov 2, 2023 | ___ Inu (Japanese dog) | Chase Dittrich and Christina Iverson |
| SLAKERS | Mon Apr 26, 2004 | Thirst quenchers | Merle Baker |
| SMEARON | Mon Dec 4, 1995 | Apply unevenly, as grease | Sidney L. Robbins |
| STANDTOREASON | Sat Jun 29, 2013 | Make sense | Joe Krozel |
| STANGETZ | Fri May 18, 2007 | Musician known as "the Sound" | David Quarfoot |
| THETALKINGHORSE | Wed Jan 5, 2011 | Familiar title for the star of the show | Mr. Ed Sessa |
| TOMHOOPER | Sat May 24, 2014 | "The King's Speech" director | Peter Wentz |
| TROPICS | Wed Dec 16, 1998 | Frost-free zone | Nancy Salomon |