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 50,684 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATHSTOPPER | Wed Dec 24, 2008 | Old-fashioned tub feature | Warren Biro |
| BIGGAMES | Fri Apr 11, 2014 | Bowls, e.g. | Peter Wentz |
| BLUEBOTTLE | Sat Jul 27, 2019 | Shiny blowfly | Byron Walden |
| BRITNEY | Wed Jun 15, 2016 | Pop diva Spears | Jason Flinn |
| CARDSELECTION | Fri Jan 3, 2003 | Pick from a deck | Jim Page |
| CASUALTY | Fri Nov 15, 1996 | Kind of insurance | R. Norris |
| CMLV | Sun Apr 13, 2008 | Mid 10th-century year | Cathy Millhauser |
| DISPOSSESS | Sat Oct 31, 2020 | Strip of ownership | Stella Zawistowski |
| DOOGIE | Wed Aug 8, 2007 | TV's Howser | Donna S. Levin |
| DRAWSNEAR | Sun Aug 19, 2007 | Approaches | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| EDITORINCHIEF | Fri May 28, 2021 | Post master? | Andrew J. Ries |
| FOOTERS | Sun Mar 13, 2016 | Identifying lines at the bottoms of pages | Tom McCoy |
| GUARDPOST | Mon Jul 27, 1998 | Sentry's position | Steven Picus |
| HARDMAN | Sat Jan 26, 2013 | Mae West reputedly said this "is good to find" | Raymond C. Young |
| HAVEPITY | Sun Jun 26, 2016 | "Please show some compassion!" | Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen |
| HOMEBOYS | Sun Mar 12, 2000 | People to hang out with | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| IMPENDS | Sun Jun 26, 2011 | Looms | David Levinson Wilk |
| JOHNQUINCYADAMS | Fri Jul 25, 2003 | 1808 resignee as U.S. senator | Michael Shteyman |
| JUDOGI | Sun Sep 26, 2021 | Traditional attire for some martial artists | Priyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock |
| LEBEAUF | Sun Aug 5, 2001 | Sabrina of "The Cosby Show" | Peter Gordon |
| MULTITASK | Sat Jul 19, 2014 | Be a juggler? | Barry C. Silk |
| MUSICROW | Sun Jan 19, 2025 | Nashville neighborhood known for its many recording studios | Emily Sharp and Kunal Nabar |
| ONCEUPONATIMEINMEXICO | Sun Jan 2, 2011 | 2003 film "Érase una Vez" | David Levinson Wilk |
| PEKAN | Tue Jan 31, 1995 | Relative of the weasel | Albert J. Klaus |
| PROPEACE | Sat May 6, 2023 | Like much 1960s activism | Carter Cobb |
| PROVOCATION | Wed Oct 19, 2016 | Apt title for this puzzle | Tom Pepper |
| PUTONESFOOTINIT | Fri Nov 4, 2005 | Say something personally embarrassing | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| RANOUTOFRUNWAY | Sun Jan 21, 2024 | "I decided to try operating an airport, but just before launch we ..." | John Westwig |
| SIGNOFBADLUCK | Wed Jul 24, 2002 | 13 | Eric Berlin |
| SILVERLINING | Wed Feb 16, 2022 | Upside, when down | Rich Proulx |
| SKYBOXSEAT | Sat Aug 5, 2023 | Luxury vantage point | John Guzzetta |
| STEAMBOAT | Fri Aug 10, 2018 | Setting for the first Mickey Mouse cartoon | Damon Gulczynski |
| STEWOVER | Fri Mar 18, 2016 | Fret about | Michael Wiesenberg |
| SUCHASITIS | Fri Apr 9, 1999 | For better or worse | Manny Nosowsky |
| SUNSHINESTATE | Sun May 31, 2015 | Words below an orange on a license plate | Tom McCoy |
| SUPERBOWLXXX | Wed Nov 6, 2019 | Contest in which the Cowboys beat the Steelers 27-17 | Ross Trudeau |
| USNAVYSEALS | Sat Dec 16, 2000 | Elite military unit | Jim Page |
| VWBUG | Sun Dec 8, 2019 | Disney's Herbie, for one | Emily Carroll |
| WHITEASASHEET | Fri May 24, 2002 | Scared stiff, maybe | Manny Nosowsky |
| ZIKA | Tue Jun 25, 2024 | Mosquito-borne virus in 2016 news | Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen |