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 50,489 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLONA | Sun Jul 2, 2000 | Roman war goddess | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| BINGEWATCH | Fri Feb 28, 2020 | See the seasons pass quickly? | Aimee Lucido |
| CASHANDCARRY | Tue Dec 21, 1999 | Like some purchases | Richard Hughes |
| CHICS | Sat Mar 25, 2006 | Fashions | Byron Walden |
| COYOTESTATE | Sun Mar 26, 2000 | South Dakota | Manny Nosowsky |
| CUTGLASS | Sat May 28, 2016 | Feature of many decorative vases | Frederick J. Healy |
| DISCARDING | Sun Apr 26, 2020 | Throwing away | Royce Ferguson |
| DOCTORED | Sun Oct 21, 2012 | Not entirely real, as a photo | Caleb Rasmussen |
| ELLIMAN | Sun Nov 24, 2013 | Yvonne with the 1978 #1 hit "If I Can't Have You" | Gary Cee |
| EUREKACA | Thu Oct 8, 1998 | 95501 | Alan Arbesfeld |
| GORILLAZ | Sat Jan 12, 2019 | Grammy-winning group whose name is an homage to the Monkees | Sam Trabucco |
| GOURMANDS | Wed Jul 23, 2008 | Lovers of fine fare | Henry Quillen |
| GROUNDOBSERVERS | Thu Sep 23, 2021 | Members of a wartime skywatching corps | Simeon Seigel |
| HANGERS | Wed Jun 21, 2006 | They hold up your pants | Barry C. Silk |
| HAVENOIDEA | Sat Jul 16, 2011 | Be completely clueless | Patrick Berry |
| HORSEPOWER | Sun Jan 30, 2011 | Bit of a muscle car's muscle | Kevin G. Der and Jessica A. Hui |
| IFTAR | Fri Aug 1, 2025 | Evening meal during Ramadan | Abigail Martin |
| JILTED | Sat Jun 14, 2014 | Dumped | Alex Vratsanos |
| JOININMARRIAGE | Wed Aug 25, 2004 | [See instructions] | Richard Silvestri |
| LIVERANDONIONS | Sun Oct 31, 2021 | Traditional British entree | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| LOUGEHRIG | Wed Sep 6, 1995 | Yankee who played a record 2,130 consecutive games | Peter Gordon |
| MENTEES | Thu Feb 10, 2011 | Students with personal guides | Derek Bowman |
| MURRAYTHEK | Tue Apr 16, 2019 | Noted 1950s-'70s D.J. dubbed a "fifth Beatle" | Gary Cee |
| MUSSEDUP | Fri Sep 14, 2007 | Uncombed | John Farmer |
| MUSSESUP | Sun Feb 3, 2013 | Tousles | Dan Schoenholz |
| NOFISHING | Thu Mar 13, 2025 | Cautionary sign at a pier | Rich Proulx and Simeon Seigel |
| ORUP | Sun Feb 5, 2012 | "Is she not down so late, ___ so early?": "Romeo and Juliet" | Charles M. Deber |
| PRISONBREAK | Thu Nov 22, 2012 | Why the press release has to wait? | Joel Fagliano |
| QUASHED | Sat Apr 3, 2010 | Put to rest | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
| REFASHION | Mon Nov 13, 2017 | Make over | Peter A. Collins |
| REINCARNATION | Sun Apr 26, 2020 | Belief in Buddhism and Hinduism | Royce Ferguson |
| REPOSSESSEDAUTO | Sun Jun 15, 2008 | Memo about Stephen King's "Christine"? | Jeremy Newton |
| RUBBERPENCIL | Mon Mar 31, 2003 | 34-Down for a bookkeeper? | Patrick Merrell |
| SEADOVES | Sat Dec 13, 2025 | Birds also known as "little auks" | Gene Louise De Vera |
| SWAZILAND | Fri Jul 3, 2009 | Its flag includes a shield and two spears | Kevin G. Der |
| THETRUTH | Thu Mar 16, 2017 | It's "rarely pure and never simple," per Oscar Wilde | Joel Fagliano |
| TWOVIRGINS | Mon Feb 9, 2009 | 1968 album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono | Randall J. Hartman |
| WARNERS | Tue Nov 5, 2013 | Brothers of old Hollywood | Paula Gamache |
| WHODATGIRL | Sat Feb 14, 2015 | 2011 Flo Rida hit with the lyric "She ain't no rock star, but she got groupies" | David Steinberg |
| WRESTLINGMATCH | Thu May 26, 2022 | You've got to know when to hold 'em | Jonathan M. Kaye |