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 50,595 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADULTSONLY | Sat Oct 2, 2010 | Blue, say | Barry C. Silk |
| APRONSTRINGS | Wed Aug 21, 1996 | Symbol of dependency | Fred Piscop |
| BOOKEM | Sat Apr 18, 2015 | "Hawaii Five-O" imperative | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| BRATING | Sat Aug 31, 2024 | Risky bond designation | Sam Ezersky |
| CARTES | Sun Sep 2, 2001 | Menus, in Metz | Manny Nosowsky |
| CAYMANISLANDS | Sat Nov 28, 1998 | George Town is its capital | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| COCOAPUFFS | Sun Aug 30, 2020 | Cereal that changes the color of the milk | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| COMEONTO | Thu Feb 17, 2000 | Make a pass at | Matt Gaffney and David Bianco |
| CRONUS | Thu Dec 1, 2005 | Titan dethroned by his son | Randolph Ross |
| CUDDLE | Sat Mar 18, 2006 | Get close to | Patrick Berry |
| DALTREY | Sun Aug 2, 2009 | The Who's lead singer | Patrick Berry |
| DELINEATES | Fri Oct 28, 2005 | Portrays precisely | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| DESCENDANTS | Fri Jul 24, 2009 | People in a line | Patrick Berry |
| DOUBLEPARKERS | Sun Mar 13, 1994 | CHARLIE-DOROTHY, ELEANOR-FESS | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| DUCKWALKS | Thu Aug 2, 2012 | Makes like Chuck Berry | Xan Vongsathorn |
| EUROCRAT | Sun May 21, 2023 | Brussels administrative official, informally | Robert Ryan |
| GINSUKNIFE | Sun May 4, 2025 | Product that "can cut a slice of bread so thin you can almost see through it!," in old ads | Brandon Koppy |
| GREERGARSON | Sun Jul 23, 1995 | Top female box-office draw in 1945 | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| IHATEMEN | Sat Mar 30, 2013 | "Kiss Me, Kate" song | Gareth Bain |
| JIPIJAPA | Fri Jan 29, 1999 | Panama hat material | Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon |
| LATTERDAYSAINTS | Fri Mar 27, 2015 | Young followers | David Kwong |
| LOMS | Fri Sep 7, 2001 | Actor Herbert and others | Manny Nosowsky |
| MINGLE | Mon Jan 24, 2022 | Socialize at a party | John Guzzetta |
| OUTRIGGERCANOES | Fri Feb 1, 2008 | They're not easily overturned | Doug Peterson |
| PASTASAUCE | Sat May 28, 2022 | It's often found on bow ties | Joseph Greenbaum |
| POSTCEREALS | Sun Feb 1, 1998 | "At 9 A.M. breakfast will be supplied by ___" | Merl Reagle |
| RESTRAINT | Mon Oct 20, 2008 | Curb | Daniel Raymon |
| SEAANIMAL | Fri Mar 18, 2011 | Dolphin, e.g. | Patrick Merrell |
| SEAGOAT | Sat May 20, 2023 | Capricorn's symbol | Erica Hsiung Wojcik |
| SINKHOLE | Thu Nov 4, 2010 | Topographical feature formed by underground erosion | Mike Nothnagel |
| STEPPARENTS | Sat Sep 12, 2020 | Mike and Carol Brady, on "The Brady Bunch" | Ryan McCarty |
| STICKUPMAN | Tue Jan 6, 1998 | Armed robber | Ed Early |
| SYMBOLICLOGIC | Sun Jul 2, 2023 | In which "P or Q, but not both" is represented as (P∨Q)∧¬(P∧Q) | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
| TAGSOUT | Thu Jul 21, 2016 | Prevents from stealing, say | Jason Flinn |
| THESNAKEPIT | Mon Dec 18, 2000 | 1948 Olivia de Havilland drama | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| THREEPOINTERS | Fri Aug 23, 2019 | Long shots? | Evan Mahnken |
| TOREOFF | Sun May 9, 2010 | Removed with force | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| WENDIE | Fri Dec 15, 2023 | Actress Malick | Alex Tomlinson |
| WHITECLOUD | Wed Mar 29, 2006 | Iowa leader | Frances Hansen (1919-2004) |
| ZIPCARS | Sun Jan 28, 2024 | Rentable transportation options | Nathan Hasegawa |