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 50,984 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADOPTIONS | Mon Oct 24, 2016 | Humane Society successes | John Guzzetta |
| BOLLWEEVILS | Sun Sep 7, 2014 | Southern farm concern | Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen |
| BOXOFFICESTAR | Mon Apr 25, 2011 | Hollywood headliner | Joon Pahk |
| CHOSESIDES | Thu Dec 14, 1995 | Didn't engage in fence sitting | Matt Gaffney |
| CLASPER | Wed Aug 28, 1996 | Gripper | F. Heaney |
| CONTENTPROVIDER | Tue Jun 4, 2019 | Netflix or YouTube | Jake Halperin |
| CULDESACS | Sun Apr 23, 2006 | They don't provide outlets | Joe DiPietro |
| DOGSITTERS | Sat May 9, 2026 | Vacationers' hires, perhaps | Katie Hoody |
| DUTYFREESTORE | Fri Jun 5, 2020 | Outlet for international travelers | John Wrenholt |
| FASTEDDIEFELSON | Mon May 4, 1998 | Paul Newman's role in "The Hustler" | Hugh Davis |
| FATFARM | Sun Aug 30, 2015 | Regimented resort | Lee Taylor |
| FOLLOWTHELEADER | Sat Feb 28, 1998 | Game played in this puzzle? | David J. Kahn |
| FREEREFILLS | Mon Jul 12, 2010 | Special offer at a diner | Freddie Cheng |
| GASSESUP | Sun Dec 8, 2002 | Gets fuel | Peter Gordon |
| GETSTHEBALLROLLING | Sun Aug 18, 2019 | Kicks things off | David Steinberg |
| HITCHER | Sun Jun 22, 2025 | One looking for a free ride | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin and Hannah Margolin |
| ILLBESEEINGYOU | Tue Jan 11, 1994 | 1961 Sinatra hit | Albert J. Klaus |
| ILSES | Fri Aug 30, 1996 | Pianist Von Alpenheim et al. | A. J. Santora |
| JILTER | Sun Sep 26, 1999 | "Dear John" letter writer | Randolph Ross |
| LEVERAGES | Sat Dec 12, 2015 | Deploys to one's advantage | Byron Walden |
| LIBERALMINDED | Sun Dec 6, 2009 | Tolerant of other opinions | Patrick Berry |
| MAYANART | Sat Jan 29, 2022 | Chichén Itzá's carvings, e.g. | Andrew Ries and Caitlin Reid |
| MCBITES | Sun Jul 11, 2021 | Chicken ___ (discontinued fast-food snack) | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| MISSIVES | Fri Dec 17, 1993 | Letters | James Neal |
| MOCA | Sun Mar 1, 1998 | Provincial capital in the Dominican Republic | Cathy Millhauser |
| NORHYMEORREASON | Thu Aug 9, 2018 | Q: "Can I write both a poem and an essay?" A: "___" | Patrick Merrell |
| PUBQUIZ | Sat Mar 1, 2008 | Event in which teams may drink rounds during rounds | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| PULPIT | Sun Jun 3, 2007 | Sermon site | Kelsey Blakley |
| RADICALFEMINIST | Sat Jun 23, 2018 | Fierce opponent of patriarchy | Byron Walden |
| RIENS | Wed Jul 16, 1997 | Trifles: Fr. | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| SOURBEER | Tue Mar 7, 2023 | Brewpub order that's tart to the taste | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock |
| SQUAREFOOT | Sun Jul 5, 2020 | Floor plan unit | Laura Taylor Kinnel |
| SQUIRTS | Sat May 19, 2007 | WD-40 applications | Byron Walden |
| STARTBACK | Fri Nov 23, 2012 | Call an end to a hike | Patrick Berry |
| TICKETSTUB | Fri Jan 11, 2013 | Concert memento | Ian Livengood |
| TURNCOAT | Wed Jul 27, 2022 | Traitorous person | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano |
| UNSAFELY | Sun Dec 15, 1996 | With risk | R. Ross |
| UPSTAIR | Sat Jul 25, 1998 | Like some private-home apartments | Robert H. Wolfe |
| WINDOWSONTHEWORLD | Sun Oct 29, 1995 | Bill Gates's favorite restaurant | Maura B. Jacobson |
| YVETTES | Sat Jul 21, 2007 | "Moesha" actress Wilson and others | Raymond C. Young |