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 50,478 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABDUCTEES | Fri Oct 14, 1994 | Humans on flying saucers, e.g. | Bob Sefick |
| APPLETS | Sun Oct 2, 2011 | Web programs | Eric Berlin |
| AWARDCEREMONY | Sun Aug 1, 1999 | An event to honor the best hospital patient? | Randolph Ross |
| CONRADHILTON | Sun Jun 21, 2009 | "Leave the shower curtain on the inside of the tub" | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| CREDITORS | Sat Sep 28, 1996 | Bankruptcy listing | G. R. Ferguson |
| CUSIP | Sun Apr 1, 2007 | ___ number (ID on all stocks and registered bonds) | Paula Gamache |
| DAYDREAMER | Sun Nov 27, 2011 | Walter Mitty, e.g. | Jeff Chen |
| DUFFER | Fri Jun 12, 2009 | Lousy driver, say | Patrick Berry |
| EQUATORS | Sun Jun 16, 1996 | Some circle | N. N. Joline |
| ESD | Sun Jun 29, 1997 | Either of two books of the Apocrypha: Abbr. | David J. Kahn |
| EVERLYBROTHERS | Tue Feb 27, 2018 | "All I Have to Do Is Dream" singers | Ross Trudeau |
| GHETTOES | Sun Nov 5, 2000 | Rundown areas | Michael S. Maurer |
| GREETEDTHEDAY | Sat Oct 1, 1994 | Arose | Bob Klahn |
| HAIRTOSS | Tue Feb 18, 2025 | Move that sends tresses flying | Erik Agard |
| KEPTDOWN | Sat May 31, 2025 | Repressed | Adam Aaronson and Ricky Cruz |
| LAWLESSLY | Sat Jul 21, 2007 | How a mob acts | Raymond C. Young |
| LOCALPUB | Wed May 28, 2014 | Neighborhood spot to order 1-Across, say | Tim Croce |
| MADEMINCEMEATOF | Fri Oct 25, 2013 | Wiped the floor with | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| MOBILITY | Sat May 27, 2006 | Potential to get around | Will Nediger |
| MONEYGRAB | Sun Aug 17, 2025 | Slimy scheme for profit | Amsay Ezersky |
| MOUSIER | Wed Aug 7, 2024 | More timid | Meghan Morris |
| MTRUSHMORE | Mon Feb 21, 2005 | S. Dakota monument | Sherry O. Blackard |
| NUMBERSIX | Fri Nov 12, 1999 | Bill Russell's was retired | Joe DiPietro |
| ORANGUTANS | Sat Nov 9, 2002 | Denizens of Sumatra | James E. Buell |
| OUTLANDERS | Sat Jun 21, 2014 | Xenophobe's bane | Brad Wilber and Byron Walden |
| PIZZACRUST | Sat Oct 26, 2013 | Domino's bottom? | Barry C. Silk |
| PREEMINENT | Sun Jul 6, 2003 | Leading | Robert H. Wolfe |
| QUICKBREAD | Mon Jan 24, 2022 | It doesn't need time to rise before baking | John Guzzetta |
| RAISINGUP | Thu Dec 16, 2021 | Giving a boost | Trenton Charlson |
| RUMBLESEATS | Sun Oct 6, 2013 | Model A features | Patrick Berry |
| SOBANOODLES | Sat Mar 23, 2019 | Japanese bowlful | David Steinberg |
| SUTURED | Sat Feb 18, 2017 | In stitches | Steve Overton |
| SWORDDANCE | Sun May 10, 2020 | Scottish tradition before battle | Adam Fromm |
| THEBIGSTEAL | Sun Aug 13, 1995 | Base runner's shining moment? (1949) | Nancy Salomon |
| THIMBLEWEED | Mon Jan 13, 2003 | White-flowered plant | Gregory E. Paul |
| TORPEDOTUBES | Sun Aug 8, 2004 | Sub firers | Bill Zais |
| TRICKSTER | Mon Dec 19, 2016 | April fool player | Jason Mueller |
| TRUSSED | Sun Mar 29, 2015 | Tied up | Alan Arbesfeld |
| TWENTYFIVE | Fri Apr 20, 2018 | With 26-Down, the place of today's puzzle among all New York Times crosswords | Joel Fagliano |
| UNROOTS | Sat Sep 21, 2002 | Pulls out entirely, in a way | Rich Norris |