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 50,614 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRPORTSHUTTLES | Mon Jul 21, 2025 | Vans from hotels to terminals and back | Katy Steinmetz and Rich Katz |
| ANCHORSAWEIGH | Mon Jun 14, 2021 | U.S. Naval Academy anthem | Andrea Carla Michaels and Doug Peterson |
| BIBIS | Sun Sep 15, 1996 | Netanyahu and others | A. K. Justin |
| BLESSING | Sun May 24, 2009 | Grace, basically | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| BOLSTERUP | Sat Jan 31, 2004 | Support, redundantly | Byron Walden |
| CARDOORS | Tue Aug 30, 2011 | Nowadays they usually have power locks and windows | Bernice Gordon |
| CHAPTERII | Sun Aug 27, 2000 | "The Carpet-Bag," in "Moby-Dick" | Dana Motley |
| CHOKED | Thu Nov 26, 2015 | Lost an easy win | Ed Sessa |
| CIVILLAWYER | Wed Sep 28, 2022 | One handling personal injury claims, e.g. | Jeff Stillman |
| CLAVELL | Sun Aug 31, 1997 | "King Rat" novelist | David J. Kahn |
| COMPAQ | Fri Sep 27, 2002 | Noted 1982 computer start-up | Michael Shteyman |
| DEEMWORTHY | Thu Oct 26, 2006 | See 59-Down | Todd McClary and Dave Tuller |
| DOUBLEBARRELED | Sun May 4, 2014 | Like many shotguns | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| DUMBANDDUMBERER | Sun Apr 26, 2009 | 2003 sequel to a popular 1994 comedy | Trip Payne |
| EATINGONESWORDS | Sat Oct 12, 2024 | Verbally backpedaling | Katie Hoody |
| EXTENDEDSTAY | Mon Jun 9, 2014 | C o r s e t p a r t | Tom McCoy |
| GARMIN | Tue Nov 9, 2010 | Big name in GPS devices | Daniel A. Finan |
| GRANDBAHAMA | Mon May 20, 2013 | Caribbean resort island | Tim Croce |
| LAYSONTHELINE | Sun Sep 8, 1996 | Puts at risk | R. H. Wolfe |
| LETSGOOUTTOEAT | Tue Sep 20, 2005 | Peace offering #3: "___" | Harriet Clifton |
| LISALISA | Sun Sep 6, 2015 | Singer with the band Cult Jam | Patrick Berry |
| METHODACTOR | Fri Jan 17, 2003 | Brando, notably | Sherry O. Blackard |
| PHYSIO | Sun Jun 2, 2024 | Rehab therapy, informally | Luke K. Schreiber |
| POPSICLES | Thu Dec 19, 2024 | Sticky treats, in more ways than one? | Brandon Koppy |
| PROCTORED | Sat Jul 8, 2017 | Supervised | David Steinberg |
| PROTESTED | Sat Jul 28, 2001 | Kicked | Rich Norris |
| REPIPING | Fri Aug 22, 2008 | Plumber's job, maybe | Kevin G. Der |
| SILENTBUTLERS | Sun May 8, 1994 | Ashtray emptiers | Ralph G. Beaman |
| SILKROAD | Fri Sep 21, 2018 | Marco Polo was on it for 24 years | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| SOWHATSTHESTORY | Mon Sep 25, 2023 | "Care to fill me in?" ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 55-Across's final words | Lynn Lempel |
| STABATMATER | Sat Aug 13, 2016 | Hymn set to music by Vivaldi and Haydn | Patrick Berry |
| STANDSINTHEWAY | Sun Apr 23, 2023 | "I can't get past this witness box!" | Katie Hale and Scott Hogan |
| THECOMMUNISTMANIFESTO | Sun Sep 24, 2000 | Redbook (1848) | Randolph Ross |
| TINEAS | Fri Apr 5, 1996 | Dermatologists' cases | J. Page |
| TONIMORRISON | Tue Aug 13, 2024 | Author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature on the basis of her first six novels, all featured in this puzzle | Benjamin Panico |
| TORV | Tue Mar 18, 2014 | Star of "Fringe," Anna ___ | David Kwong |
| TOYAMA | Sun Apr 18, 1999 | Japanese seaport of 300,000 | Frank Longo |
| TWINBORN | Thu Jul 5, 2007 | Like Romulus and Remus | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| UPTOA | Wed Oct 22, 1997 | ___ point (only so far) | John D. Leavy |
| WHATSEATINGHIM | Sun Jan 20, 2019 | Parasitologist | Richard Crowe |