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 50,751 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLDFACEDLIE | Tue Jan 7, 2025 | It's hard to believe | Dana Edwards |
| COFFEECAKE | Tue Dec 31, 2024 | Sweet treat that often has a crumb topping | Michael Lieberman |
| DAINTIER | Wed Mar 26, 1997 | More exquisite | Richard Silvestri |
| DALTREY | Sun Aug 2, 2009 | The Who's lead singer | Patrick Berry |
| DOGSEARS | Tue Jun 6, 2000 | Docked animal parts, maybe | Alan Arbesfeld |
| EGGWHITEOMELET | Sat Jun 14, 2003 | With 39-Across, dieter's breakfast order | Manny Nosowsky |
| ERICYUAN | Tue Sep 7, 2021 | Founder of Zoom | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| EXTRACURRICULAR | Thu Nov 1, 2012 | With 47- & 48-Across, like some student activities | George Barany and Victor Barocas |
| FILMCARDS | Wed Dec 1, 1999 | Microfiche | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon |
| FORMULAIC | Fri Feb 7, 2025 | Unoriginal, as a plot | Kelly Morenus |
| HALYARD | Sun Jun 10, 2007 | Flag raiser | Bob Klahn |
| JOHNBOY | Sun Apr 21, 1996 | "The Waltons" character | M. Gaffney |
| JORJA | Sun Mar 14, 2010 | Actress Fox of "CSI" | Caleb Madison |
| KISSINGKIN | Thu Feb 19, 2004 | Close cousins | Alfio Micci (1918-2004) |
| KOSOVAR | Thu Nov 11, 2010 | Dweller in Pristina | Andrew Zhou |
| LAPPE | Thu Mar 30, 2017 | Frances Moore ___, author of the best-selling "Diet for a Small Planet" | Lewis Rothlein |
| LIFEISBUTADREAM | Wed Mar 29, 1995 | Lyric for an insomniac? | Manny Nosowsky |
| LORIMAR | Sun May 5, 1996 | Big name in TV production | D. J. Kahn |
| LOWIQS | Mon Jun 30, 2008 | Reasons for special ed | Lynn Lempel |
| MBEKI | Sun Sep 12, 2010 | Mandela's presidential successor | Paula Gamache |
| ORANGY | Fri Oct 13, 1995 | Like ocher | Charles E. Gersch |
| OUTBUY | Sat Feb 4, 1995 | Purchase more than | Manny Nosowsky |
| PAULHARVEY | Fri May 28, 1999 | "Good day" wisher | Joe DiPietro |
| PELIAS | Sat Sep 7, 1996 | King who sent Jason for the Golden Fleece | B. White |
| PETULIA | Fri Oct 14, 2011 | 1968 Julie Christie movie set in San Francisco | Caleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Class |
| PLAGIARIST | Fri Sep 8, 2006 | Copier, of sorts | Lisa Bunker |
| REHEELING | Sat Nov 22, 2003 | Cobbler's job | Robert H. Wolfe |
| SARAHPALIN | Thu Apr 7, 2016 | Onetime debater with Joe Biden | John Lieb |
| SHODDIEST | Sun Aug 10, 1997 | Most likely to collapse | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| SOYDOG | Wed Apr 19, 2023 | Vegan cookout option | Joe Deeney |
| STAGEACT | Thu Sep 28, 2023 | Talent show performance, say | Ricky Cruz |
| STEPSUPONESGAME | Tue Oct 25, 2022 | Improves to meet a challenge ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters | Ashleigh Silveira and Nick Shephard |
| TERMING | Fri Dec 9, 2016 | Giving a name | David Phillips |
| THIRDCLASS | Wed May 2, 2012 | Low-quality | Paula Gamache |
| UNDERCOVERFBIAGENT | Sun Apr 8, 2007 | 23-Across or 19-Down? | Byron Walden |
| UNFAIRLY | Fri Jul 15, 1994 | One way to get the blame | A.J. Santora |
| WELLDRILL | Tue Oct 1, 2019 | Device for tapping groundwater | Erik Agard |
| WOOSNAM | Wed Jan 25, 2012 | Ian who won the 1991 Masters | Gareth Bain |
| ZOOMEDALONG | Tue Oct 4, 2022 | Kept moving quickly | Joe Deeney |
| ZUMA | Fri May 17, 2013 | Jacob ___, South African president beginning in 2009 | Josh Knapp |