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 50,990 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAS | Mon Nov 1, 2021 | Star student's report card, maybe | Fiona Taylor |
| ANALOGIST | Sat Jun 15, 1996 | Comparison maker | R. Ross |
| ANDDONTCOMEBACK | Thu Nov 9, 2017 | Angry words said after "Get out of here!" | Bruce Haight |
| BUDDYUPTO | Thu Apr 6, 1995 | Ingratiate oneself with | Lois Sidway |
| CAMELEERS | Sun Feb 28, 2010 | Desert drivers | Yaakov Bendavid |
| CAROLINENO | Thu Oct 15, 1998 | 23-Across hit | David J. Kahn |
| CLASSWORK | Sun Apr 6, 2003 | ... | Joe DiPietro |
| EVAMENDES | Tue Dec 6, 2022 | "Girl in Progress" star with a line of cosmetics | Ross Trudeau and Wyna Liu |
| EXTRINSIC | Sat Nov 12, 2005 | Nonessential | Karen M. Tracey |
| FILLIP | Fri Nov 13, 2015 | Nice extra | Patrick Berry |
| GIVESADARN | Sun May 3, 2026 | 23-Across, oddly? | Mark Diehl |
| GODSONS | Wed Mar 9, 2022 | Sponsored boys at baptisms | Peter Gordon |
| HAVEAPLAN | Sat Jun 25, 2022 | Go in prepared | Adam Aaronson |
| HEADOVER | Sun Mar 18, 2012 | Go (to) | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| HIPPITYHOPPITY | Thu Aug 21, 2003 | Peter Cottontail's pace | Patrick Merrell |
| HIPPOLYTA | Wed Feb 19, 1997 | Queen of the Amazons | D. J. DeChristopher |
| IGOTONEMOREINME | Sat Jul 19, 2025 | Vince Carter quote-turned-meme regarding his return for a 22nd N.B.A. season | Erik Agard |
| INDEFINABLE | Fri May 13, 2011 | Hard to nail down | Joe Krozel |
| INOCULATION | Fri Dec 21, 2018 | Shot | Peter A. Collins |
| INSTANTTEA | Sun Apr 2, 1995 | Lipton product | Norman S. Wizer |
| MANEATINGSHARK | Thu Apr 11, 2024 | "Jaws" menace | Dan Caprera |
| NEAPOLITANPIZZA | Wed Jul 21, 2021 | Dish with tomatoes and mozzarella | Alex Vratsanos |
| NEUTRALITY | Sat Jun 20, 2009 | Beige attribute | Brad Wilber |
| NOSTRADAMUS | Fri May 15, 1998 | Forward-looking man? | John Wolting |
| ONFEED | Sun Jul 7, 1996 | How some hogs are raised | R. H. Wolfe |
| PLASTICINE | Sat Aug 23, 2008 | Oil-based paste mentioned in the lyrics to "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" | Natan Last |
| PRIZEPOTS | Thu Sep 18, 2025 | Holdings of winnings | Adam Wagner |
| PROBONOATTORNEY | Tue Sep 21, 2021 | Advocate for U2's frontman? | Daniel Okulitch |
| RADIOSHOWS | Sun Apr 11, 2010 | Rush jobs? | Patrick Berry |
| ROMANI | Fri Nov 14, 2003 | "Norma" librettist Felice ___ | Myles Callum |
| SAILHO | Sun Feb 11, 2018 | Cry from the mizzen top | Matt Ginsberg |
| SHRI | Sat Jun 22, 1996 | Mister, in Madras: Var. | B. White |
| SILAGES | Fri Jun 2, 1995 | Fermented fodders | Frank A. Longo |
| SKIPARKAS | Fri Jul 11, 2014 | Outerwear for moguls? | Sam Ezersky and Victor Fleming |
| SQUEEGEES | Fri Oct 19, 2007 | Windshield wipers | Frederick J. Healy |
| STRANGEBIRD | Sat Sep 29, 2012 | Odd one | Joe DiPietro |
| TERMERS | Sun Feb 13, 1994 | Jailbirds | Cathy Millhauser |
| WEDDINGS | Thu Sep 29, 2016 | Formations of unions? | Jonathan M. Kaye |
| WRESTLINGRING | Thu May 12, 2016 | Stage for Hulk Hogan | James Tuttle |
| XSHAPED | Mon Dec 26, 2022 | Like old-fashioned railroad crossing signs | Kurt Weller |