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 50,665 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUNTBEE | Thu Jan 5, 2012 | Resident of Mayberry | Dan Schmiedeler |
| BLUEHAWAII | Thu Apr 22, 1999 | 1961 Elvis film | David J. Kahn |
| CAPTIONS | Thu Jun 15, 2023 | *Descriptive lines under photos | David Harris |
| CLOGDANCE | Fri Feb 21, 2014 | Stamp act? | Patrick Berry |
| COVEREDBRIDGES | Thu Dec 5, 2019 | Wooden crossings that provide protection from the weather | Neville Fogarty |
| CRAWLED | Wed Aug 26, 2015 | Moved on all fours | Ian Livengood |
| DETACHMENT | Thu Aug 30, 2007 | Troop group | Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke |
| DIALMFORMURDER | Tue Aug 2, 1994 | 1954 Hitchcock hit | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| EMAILACCOUNT | Thu Sep 20, 2018 | Corresponding need? | Sam Ezersky |
| EXPOW | Sun Aug 16, 2015 | John McCain, for one | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| EXTREMECASE | Sat May 5, 2001 | Atypical example | Randolph Ross |
| FADDLE | Fri Mar 11, 1994 | Fiddle-_____ (nonsense) | A.J. Santora |
| GANNETS | Sat Aug 8, 2015 | Plunge-diving seabirds | Alan Arbesfeld |
| GENOVESE | Tue Jan 4, 1994 | Columbus, by birth | David A. Rosen |
| GRAYLY | Wed Jun 24, 2020 | In a drab way | Joe Deeney |
| HORSESTABLE | Wed Jan 28, 2026 | Article of furniture on which a plate of oats might be set? | Kevin Curry |
| ICEFLOES | Fri Aug 10, 2007 | White sheets | Patrick Berry |
| ITSGROWINGONME | Mon Mar 31, 2025 | "I'm starting to like this" ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across, in order | Ryan Mathiason |
| MENSCLUB | Thu Aug 14, 2008 | Strip joint, euphemistically | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| MUCHACHAS | Fri Sep 5, 2025 | Young 31-Down | Bryan Cheong |
| NERDCULTURE | Sat Dec 31, 2016 | Cosplay and fanfic are parts of it | Jeff Chen |
| PRESSCAR | Mon May 24, 1999 | Vehicle for reporters | Gregory E. Paul |
| PRIMETIMEEMMY | Thu Sep 19, 2019 | What each of the programs in this puzzle has won at least once | David Kwong |
| PRIMEVIDEO | Thu Oct 21, 2021 | Where to find Amazon's streams | Michael Lieberman |
| PROGRESSREPORTS | Fri Aug 23, 1996 | Interim papers | M. Ashwood-Smith |
| RIDINGACADEMIES | Sat Jan 19, 2002 | Places where students may face hurdles | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| SAWAWOMANINHALF | Wed Mar 12, 2025 | Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid? | Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins |
| SERVERNOTFOUND | Sun Jan 25, 2026 | "Your waiter's nowhere to be seen!" | Mark MacLachlan |
| SETSINMOTION | Sun Jun 21, 2015 | Initiates | Timothy Polin |
| SLIPSTREAM | Sun Jul 1, 2007 | Racecar-generated air current | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais |
| SLOTCANYON | Sat May 19, 2018 | Geological feature of Zion National Park | John Guzzetta |
| SPIDERNEST | Wed Sep 6, 2006 | Queen's place, in fiction | Manny Nosowsky |
| TARNATION | Sat Apr 12, 1997 | Euphemism for hell | Bob Klahn |
| THATSMYJAM | Mon Dec 25, 2023 | "I love this song!" ... or a doubly apt description of 17-, 28- and 46-Across | Amie Walker |
| TIGERRAG | Wed Jun 27, 2012 | Pioneering jazz standard of 1917 | Mike Buckley |
| TOPPLING | Wed Jun 16, 2004 | Overthrowing | Paula Gamache |
| UNUSE | Sun Sep 4, 2016 | Neglect | Tom McCoy |
| UTDALLAS | Thu Aug 27, 2015 | Educational institution near Plano, informally | Joon Pahk |
| VULGARTERM | Sun Apr 30, 2000 | Underthing that's part of a bleeped phrase? | Cathy Millhauser |
| WILDOAT | Sun May 11, 2025 | Something sown, per an idiom | Brendan Emmett Quigley |