This page is just for fun. It's a random collection of rare crossword answers; so rare that each appears only in a single Shortz Era puzzle. Bogus entries (thematic words that make sense only in that crossword) are excluded.
There are 46,108 unique Shortz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFARS | Sat Jan 22, 2000 | ___ and the Issas (former French territory) | David J. Kahn |
| AMATTEROFDEGREE | Wed Apr 11, 2007 | Apt title for this puzzle | Bruce Adams |
| ARMYMAN | Mon Mar 16, 2015 | Every West Point graduate until 1980 | Ian Livengood |
| ARTIN | Wed Oct 24, 2001 | "Our Father which ___ heaven ..." | Sarah Keller |
| BACKPAY | Sun Sep 30, 2012 | Wrongful discharge award | Elayne Cantor and Victor Fleming |
| BIGGAMES | Fri Apr 11, 2014 | Bowls, e.g. | Peter Wentz |
| BLEACHERS | Sun Feb 20, 1994 | Stands | Harvey Estes |
| BLUEHAWAII | Thu Apr 22, 1999 | 1961 Elvis film | David J. Kahn |
| BONESMAN | Sat May 16, 2015 | Secret society brother to George W. Bush and John Kerry | Byron Walden |
| BOURBONSTREET | Tue Jul 22, 1997 | New Orleans hot spot | Fred Piscop |
| BOWLINE | Fri Jun 25, 2004 | Knot that won't slip | Manny Nosowsky |
| BRAKEPEDAL | Mon Dec 22, 2014 | It may bring you to a screeching halt | Lynn Lempel |
| BUTTINSKI | Sat Mar 12, 2005 | Nosy Parker: Var. | Byron Walden |
| COTTONTIE | Sat May 30, 2020 | Lightweight option for a suit | Brian Thomas |
| DUMPLING | Wed Sep 29, 2004 | Won ton, e.g. | Verna Suit |
| EYEHOOK | Thu Feb 21, 2002 | Simple fastener | Peter Gordon |
| FIRSTFLOOR | Fri Mar 9, 2007 | Common elevator stop | Randolph Ross |
| FLAREUPS | Wed Aug 31, 2005 | Eruptions | Alan Arbesfeld |
| FOOLAROUND | Mon Jun 13, 2016 | Engage in some horseplay ... or a hint to the words spelled out in the circles | Lynn Lempel |
| FRONTROWCENTER | Mon Sep 4, 2006 | The best place to see | Mike Nothnagel |
| GOTOUT | Wed Mar 23, 2011 | Was released | Will Nediger |
| GREENMONSTER | Sat Dec 14, 2019 | Nickname of Fenway Park's left field wall, with "the" | Ryan McCarty |
| IDIDINDEED | Wed Nov 11, 2009 | Emphatic boast of responsibility | Kelsey Blakley |
| LIFESWORK | Fri Aug 14, 2020 | It takes years and years to complete | Nam Jin Yoon |
| LOWBROWHUMOR | Sun Jan 26, 2003 | Slapstick, e.g. | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples |
| MARTHAGRAHAM | Thu Sep 16, 2004 | Laughing choreographer? | Paula Gamache |
| MUCHASGRACIAS | Thu Nov 27, 2014 | Thanksgiving phrase | Stanley Newman |
| ONESTONE | Sun Feb 9, 2003 | British unit equal to 14 pounds | David J. Kahn |
| RELISHED | Mon Feb 11, 2013 | Got a kick out of | Gary Cee |
| RODEHERD | Thu May 9, 2019 | Kept a close eye (on) | Lewis Rothlein |
| SANSSOUCI | Sat Sep 26, 2009 | Carefree | Joon Pahk |
| SGTSCHULTZ | Sat Nov 30, 2013 | 1960s sitcom character with the catchphrase "I see nothing!" | Byron Walden and Brad Wilber |
| SOFTISH | Fri Apr 10, 2020 | Rather impressionable? | Byron Walden |
| STARTSWITHABANG | Mon Oct 25, 2010 | Has an exciting opening number, say ... or what the answer to each starred clue does? | Jonah Kagan |
| STEPONTHEGAS | Mon Sep 24, 2012 | "Hurry up!" | John Dunn |
| TAKEATEST | Sun Jan 8, 2017 | Show what you know, say | Peter Broda and Erik Agard |
| TARGETPRACTICES | Fri Dec 13, 2002 | Some army exercises | Bob Peoples |
| TEXTURED | Sat Mar 17, 2001 | Not smooth | Rich Norris |
| ULYANOV | Sun Feb 17, 2019 | Vladimir Lenin's real last name | David Kwong |
| USEASBAIT | Thu Feb 9, 2012 | *Entice with | Kevin G. Der |