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 51,144 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLANCHERS | Sat Aug 5, 2006 | They're obviously shocked | Trip Payne |
| BOUNDFORGLORY | Mon May 8, 2000 | 1976 film about Woody Guthrie | Ed Early |
| BRIDGES | Thu Oct 28, 2010 | George Washington and others | David J. Kahn |
| CITYOFSTARS | Tue Aug 18, 2026 | Academy Award-winning tune from "La La Land" | Jeremy Venook |
| COSLEPT | Fri May 3, 2024 | Shared a bed with one's baby | Eli Cotham |
| DARTING | Fri Nov 18, 2011 | Moving like hummingbirds | Joe DiPietro |
| DOAGOODTURN | Fri May 6, 2016 | Help someone | Julian Lim |
| DOGTAGS | Tue Nov 12, 2019 | Soldiers' IDs | Gabrielle Friedman and Jakob Weisblat |
| EGGHUNTS | Mon Aug 15, 2016 | Easter Day activities | Sam Trabucco |
| EYESONLY | Fri Apr 26, 2013 | Dossier stamp | Michael Ashley |
| FAKETATTOO | Fri Jun 17, 2022 | "Mom" for a day, say | Pao Roy |
| FLAMBEED | Sun Dec 10, 2000 | How peaches may be served | Rich Norris |
| GOODANDEVIL | Sat Mar 11, 2006 | Sides in an age-old battle | David Quarfoot |
| GRAYBEARD | Fri Jul 10, 2020 | Wise elder | John Lieb |
| HANDTOWEL | Fri Oct 21, 2022 | Item often seen in home bathrooms, but rarely in public ones | Rafael Musa |
| IMUSTSAY | Mon Nov 17, 2025 | "If you want me to be honest ..." | Rena Cohen |
| IRISHWHISKEY | Fri Jul 31, 2009 | Mayo sauce? | Mike Nothnagel |
| JELLYROLLS | Thu Jan 11, 2018 | Fruity filled cakes | Sam Trabucco |
| LAMPED | Sat Nov 26, 2016 | Clobbered, in British slang | Paolo Pasco |
| MISSJAPAN | Sun Nov 3, 2013 | Tokyo beauty, maybe | Andy Kravis and Victor Barocas |
| NEWREGIME | Sat Jan 6, 2007 | Result of a coup | Robert H. Wolfe |
| OLBLUEEYES | Sun Jun 27, 2021 | Sinatra, to fans | Ross Trudeau and Lindsey Hobbs |
| OPENOFFICE | Fri May 22, 2026 | Workplace with few barriers | Gene Louise De Vera |
| OUAGADOUGOU | Sat May 1, 2004 | Capital of 17-Across | Byron Walden |
| RAISESONESHOPES | Fri Jun 30, 2000 | Gives cause for optimism | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| RETAILTHERAPY | Sun Jun 6, 2021 | Shopping in order to improve one's mood | Robyn Weintraub |
| SCHUBERT | Sun May 21, 2017 | "Unfinished" Symphony composer | Randolph Ross |
| SHIHPOO | Sun Sep 6, 2026 | Dog hybrid with thick, low-shedding fur | John Kugelman |
| SHOWSTOPPER | Mon Apr 21, 1997 | Dazzling performer | Patrick Jordan |
| SNOWMOBILETRAIL | Sat Oct 21, 2006 | Winter track | David Quarfoot |
| STENOGRAPHER | Mon Sep 16, 2019 | One versed in shorthand | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |
| SUNLAMPS | Sat Apr 8, 2000 | Some tanners | Rich Norris |
| SURFANDTURF | Thu Feb 23, 1995 | Menu option | Daniel R. Stark |
| TEMPLARS | Sun Mar 8, 1998 | Religious knights | Richard Silvestri |
| THEKID | Fri Jul 4, 2003 | Billy's nickname | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| UNCOMMONLY | Mon Nov 13, 2023 | Exceptionally | Benjamin Fink |
| WHATABORE | Wed Mar 13, 2019 | [Yawn!] | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| WHOREALLYKNOWS | Tue Nov 11, 2025 | "It's hard to say" | Christina Iverson and Scott Hogan |
| YELLOWTAIL | Sat Nov 4, 1995 | Game fish | Frank A. Longo |
| YOURENOTKIDDING | Sun Oct 5, 2014 | "Amen to that!" | Samuel A. Donaldson |