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 50,977 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMBUSHES | Sun Mar 24, 2002 | Waylays | Con Pederson |
| APPLEBETTY | Wed Apr 10, 2024 | Traditional crustless fruit pie | Bill Thompson |
| BALEFUL | Wed Jul 13, 2011 | Portending evil | Joon Pahk |
| BATTLEOFTHENILE | Sat Nov 18, 2006 | Admiral Nelson victory | Victor Fleming |
| BLIPPED | Fri Dec 10, 2010 | Appeared on screen, in a way | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| BROUHAHAS | Wed Mar 20, 1996 | To-dos | G. Newman |
| BULOW | Sun Nov 28, 1993 | Claus von _____ ('82 defendant) | Joanne W. Edwards |
| CARDIGANSWEATER | Fri Dec 13, 2002 | Cozy winter wear | Bob Peoples |
| CHANGEDONESMIND | Mon May 25, 2020 | Decided otherwise ... or a hint to the four sets of circled letters | Andrea Carla Michaels and Victor Barocas |
| DRUMLINES | Sun Dec 14, 2025 | Marching band tempo setters | Zachary Edward-Brown and John Kugelman |
| EDGEUP | Wed Aug 10, 2022 | Approach gradually | Karen Lurie |
| ENVIRONMENTAL | Sun Aug 6, 2023 | Part of E.P.A. | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen |
| FOOTERS | Sun Mar 13, 2016 | Identifying lines at the bottoms of pages | Tom McCoy |
| HALFTWO | Sun Mar 8, 2026 | 30 minutes to 3, in British English | Kelly Richardson |
| HELICOPTERPARENT | Fri Apr 6, 2018 | Someone who cares too much? | David Steinberg |
| HOOPOES | Fri May 30, 1997 | Notoriously malodorous birds | Manny Nosowsky |
| HUNGARY | Sat Mar 2, 2002 | Liszt's birthplace | Jim Page |
| INVESTMENTTEAMS | Sat Sep 17, 2011 | Groups aiming for good returns | Peter A. Collins |
| KEEPUPAPPEARANCES | Sun Sep 22, 2019 | Maintain the impression of well-being | Tracy Gray |
| LETSDRY | Fri Apr 3, 2020 | Leaves on the line | Joe Deeney |
| LIGHTSPEED | Mon Nov 30, 2009 | 186,000 miles per second | Oliver Hill |
| LOWFATSPREADS | Wed Mar 24, 1999 | Dieters' lands? | Nancy Salomon |
| MEANJOE | Tue Sep 27, 2022 | Nickname for N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Greene | Peter Koetters |
| OUTBUY | Sat Feb 4, 1995 | Purchase more than | Manny Nosowsky |
| PATENTLEATHER | Wed Apr 27, 2011 | Shiny shoe material | William I. Johnston |
| QUADRICYCLE | Sun Apr 14, 1996 | First Ford auto, completed in 1896 | Henry Hook |
| RADICALRIGHT | Sun Nov 9, 1997 | Conservative group | Rich Norris |
| RICEBOWLS | Fri Oct 27, 2023 | Bibimbap and tamago kake gohan, for two | Adrian Johnson |
| ROCKGUITARIST | Wed Dec 4, 2024 | / | Daniel Raymon |
| ROCKMUSIC | Wed Oct 11, 2023 | Output of the Rolling Stones, appropriately | Miranda Kany |
| SAINTDOM | Wed Jul 6, 2016 | Pope's bestowal | David Woolf |
| SANDSPUR | Thu Sep 5, 2019 | Grass with prickly burs | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| SPIKEDHAIR | Sat Dec 23, 2006 | Locks up? | Myles Callum |
| STRAWHATS | Thu May 12, 2022 | Beachcombers' headwear | Ross Trudeau |
| THETREELIGHTINGCEREMONY | Sun Nov 28, 2010 | Annual Manhattan event (represented symbolically in this puzzle) | Jeremy Newton |
| UNDERWATER | Sat Aug 7, 2004 | Masks are worn here | Patrick Berry |
| UNFORESEEN | Thu Jul 6, 2023 | Not expected | Alison Perch |
| WATERSOFTENER | Sun Jun 24, 2007 | It might go in a tank | Eric Berlin |
| XLTEESHIRTS | Wed Jan 14, 2015 | 40 concert souvenirs? | Caleb Emmons |
| ZELL | Sat Feb 26, 1994 | George Burns buddy Harry Von _____ | Bob Klahn |