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 50,982 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSISTANTMANAGER | Wed Jun 10, 2020 | Second-in-charge, as at a restaurant | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| BBQSANDWICH | Fri Aug 22, 2014 | Something that goes from a pit to your stomach? | Sam Ezersky |
| BEDOUIN | Sat Apr 26, 2003 | Wanderer | Patrick Merrell |
| CCCLIV | Sun Dec 29, 1996 | Year St. Augustine was born | B. White |
| CREAMCAKE | Sun Jan 13, 2002 | Custard-filled dessert | Nelson Hardy |
| DININGHALL | Fri Nov 21, 2008 | Campus gathering place | Patrick Berry |
| DOGRACES | Sat Jun 9, 2012 | Popular events for gamblers | David Quarfoot |
| DRAFTKINGS | Fri Jun 22, 2018 | Fantasy sports site | Andrew Kingsley |
| EDGEDUP | Tue Mar 22, 2022 | Gradually increased | Adam Wagner |
| ELLISMARSALIS | Sun Jun 19, 1994 | BRANFORD'S | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
| EXPRESSTRAIN | Fri Oct 22, 2021 | Local alternative | Robyn Weintraub |
| FEASTOFSTPATRICK | Sun Mar 16, 2003 | Parade Day | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| GASENGINES | Thu Oct 5, 2006 | Ubiquitous auto features | Joe DiPietro |
| HOTSTONEMASSAGE | Fri Nov 4, 2016 | Spa treatment favored by rock fans? | David Steinberg |
| IRANT | Sun May 25, 2003 | Dennis Miller book "___, Therefore I Am" | David J. Kahn |
| LIZARDSLEG | Wed Oct 31, 2012 | 64-Across ingredient | Stu Ockman |
| LOGBOOKS | Mon Jul 17, 2000 | Ships' records | Mitch Komro |
| METROPOLITANAREA | Fri May 1, 2015 | Unit in population statistics | David Steinberg |
| MIXEDDRINKS | Fri Sep 23, 1994 | This puzzle's theme | Bryant White |
| NONWAGES | Thu Nov 21, 2013 | 401(k) employer matching contributions, e.g. | Jules P. Markey |
| NORTHERNPACIFIC | Sat Mar 1, 2003 | Line from Seattle to Chicago | Randolph Ross |
| PADDYWAGON | Mon Jan 26, 2015 | Police van | Ian Livengood |
| PRIMEVIDEO | Thu Oct 21, 2021 | Where to find Amazon's streams | Michael Lieberman |
| RAFFI | Sun Apr 21, 1996 | One-named children's singer | M. Gaffney |
| RICHTERSCALE | Sat Jan 17, 2015 | Provider of shock value? | Josh Knapp |
| SELFTEST | Sat Apr 8, 2006 | Diagnostic administered at home | Patrick Berry |
| SENDFORTH | Tue Nov 29, 2016 | Discharge | Jacob Stulberg |
| SPINKICKS | Sat Jan 17, 2026 | Flashy taekwondo moves | Adam Aaronson |
| STUFFEDCRUST | Thu Jun 27, 2024 | Feature of a deluxe pie ... and of this puzzle? | Paolo Pasco and Sarah Sinclair |
| STYLERS | Sat Aug 26, 2000 | Bun makers, e.g. | A. J. Santora |
| THERAIDERS | Mon Jul 15, 2002 | 1960's group (in three different ways) | John Leavy |
| TORTUGA | Wed Jul 9, 2014 | Island setting for "Pirates of the Caribbean" | Bruce Haight |
| TOTALBODYSCAN | Sun Oct 14, 2012 | M.R.I., maybe | Todd Gross |
| TOUGHITOUT | Thu Aug 12, 1999 | Bravely endure | Robert H. Wolfe |
| TURNEDCOLOR | Sat Oct 7, 1995 | Blushed | Frank A. Longo |
| TURNSCOLOR | Sat Jul 27, 1996 | Blushes | F. Longo |
| TVCHANNELS | Wed Jul 30, 2014 | Just 2 to 13, once | Jean O'Conor |
| UNMUTES | Sat Jan 6, 2024 | Prepares to speak, in a modern meeting | Ben Tolkin and Julian Xiao |
| WOODVENEER | Sun Jan 4, 2004 | Furniture cover | Patrick Merrell |
| ZOMBIEMOVIES | Sat Apr 6, 2024 | Pictures where people are headscarfed? | Byron Walden |