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 51,014 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARECIPEFORDISASTER | Sun May 28, 2017 | What 27-, 39-, 56-, 66-, 79- and 96-Across together make up? | Andrew Zhou |
| BENEATHCONTEMPT | Wed Jan 27, 2021 | Despicable ... or where this answer goes? | Mike Knobler |
| BLINDEXPERIMENTS | Sun Jul 7, 2024 | Research trials using withheld information | David Karp |
| BOYGEORGE | Mon Oct 10, 2022 | Lead singer for Culture Club | Byron Walden |
| CROWDPLEASERS | Sun Mar 18, 2012 | Widely popular shows, say | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| EIGHTTRACK | Tue Jun 26, 2012 | Old tape format | Mike Torch |
| ELASTICBANDS | Sun Apr 1, 2018 | Stretchable wrappers | Sam Ezersky |
| EMPTYHANDED | Sun Mar 30, 2008 | Bearing nothing | Paula Gamache |
| EVERLYBROTHERS | Tue Feb 27, 2018 | "All I Have to Do Is Dream" singers | Ross Trudeau |
| FERRELL | Sat Apr 21, 2018 | "Zoolander" co-star, 2001 | Daniel Nierenberg |
| GOODTIMECHARLIE | Mon Aug 17, 1998 | Life of the party | Gregory E. Paul |
| GOSOX | Mon Jan 15, 2018 | Shout at Fenway Park | Agnes Davidson and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| GRANDINQUISITOR | Fri Jul 23, 2010 | Christ's visitor in a tale from "The Brothers Karamazov" | John Farmer |
| HASAHIGHIQ | Sat Oct 4, 1997 | Is smart | Rich Norris |
| HASDOWN | Wed Jun 19, 2024 | Knows by heart | Brad Wiegmann |
| HWORD | Sat Jun 3, 2023 | "Hell," euphemistically | John Westwig |
| INTENTIONAL | Tue Jan 7, 2020 | Like some flagrant fouls | Ross Trudeau |
| INTERMISSION | Tue Sep 5, 2017 | Break ... such as at the middle of 18-, 27-, 50- or 58-Across? | Michelle Kenney and Jeff Chen |
| LOOSENER | Sat Dec 14, 2002 | Screwdriver, at times | David J. Kahn |
| LUNDGREN | Sun Mar 23, 2014 | Dolph of "Rocky IV" | Ian Livengood |
| NEUTRONS | Fri Aug 29, 1997 | Atomic bits | Mark Diehl |
| NOTHINGMUCH | Thu Oct 24, 2019 | ... A small amount | Matt Ginsberg |
| PARATROOPS | Mon Mar 15, 2010 | Two scout groups? | Fred Piscop |
| PEACEDOLLAR | Sat Jan 1, 2022 | Coin featuring Lady Liberty and a bald eagle | Peter Wentz |
| PEOPLEAREPEOPLE | Thu Feb 5, 2015 | Depeche Mode's first U.S. hit, 1985 | Mike Buckley |
| PROSEPOETRY | Sun Jan 8, 2017 | "Charlie Hustle is my name / I am banned from Hall of Fame," e.g.? | Peter Broda and Erik Agard |
| QIR | Sun Dec 14, 2003 | Abu ___ Bay, site of Horatio Nelson's naval victory, 1798 | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| RENAIL | Fri Jul 26, 2013 | Fix, in carpentry | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ROADTESTED | Fri Mar 27, 2020 | Like cars at Consumer Reports | Kyle Dolan |
| ROOMTEMPERATURE | Fri May 9, 2008 | The lower 70s, say | Jim Page |
| SEAFARE | Wed Dec 13, 2000 | Clams and oysters, e.g. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SEASIDERESORT | Sat Jan 24, 2004 | Atlantic City, e.g. | Mark Diehl |
| SEATCOVERS | Tue Jan 2, 2007 | Upholstery protectors | Sarah Keller |
| SLUB | Wed Dec 1, 1993 | Yarn irregularity | Tap Osborn |
| SORTERS | Fri Mar 8, 2013 | Advanced photocopier features | Paula Gamache |
| TAKEAJOKE | Sat Sep 5, 2020 | Laugh it off, say | John Guzzetta |
| TOWNGREEN | Sat Feb 1, 2003 | Common | Rich Norris |
| UNCOUPLES | Mon Aug 28, 2023 | Disconnects ... or what's found in the answers to the four starred clues? | Brian Callahan |
| WINSBYANOSE | Tue Apr 30, 2013 | *Triumphs, but barely | Lynn Lempel |
| WORKINGPOOR | Sun Nov 17, 2019 | Employee efficiency: D+ | Randolph Ross |