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 50,210 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAMP | Thu Jun 12, 1997 | "Thy word is ___ unto...": Psalms | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| ALCOWLINGS | Fri Sep 3, 2021 | Role for Malcolm-Jamal Warner on "The People v. O. J. Simpson" | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Paolo Pasco |
| CHANUKAHMENORAH | Thu Apr 3, 2014 | December display | David Benkof and Jeff Chen |
| CHECKFORPRIORS | Sun Oct 7, 2001 | Church donation? | Patrick Berry |
| CLEANLINESS | Fri Mar 6, 2009 | It's next to 10-Down, both in an adage and literally in this puzzle | Corey Rubin |
| DONTBEMAD | Fri Jun 21, 2019 | "It wasn't my fault" | Robyn Weintraub |
| DRESSINGONTHESIDE | Sun Sep 26, 2010 | Specification in a salad order | Pamela Amick Klawitter |
| EXONERATED | Sat Jan 8, 2011 | No longer charged | Will Nediger |
| ICEWINES | Tue Aug 29, 2023 | Vineyard products made with frozen grapes | Michèle Govier |
| IMTHEWORST | Fri Nov 29, 2019 | "Ugh, totally my fault!" | Sam Buchbinder |
| INCMAJOR | Tue Mar 15, 2011 | How the circled letters of 20-Across are played | Jeremy Newton |
| INSIDESCOOP | Sun Jan 13, 2019 | And the homebody ordered an ... | Andy Kravis |
| INTERNALCLOCK | Thu Dec 2, 2021 | Circadian rhythm regulator | Rebecca Goldstein |
| INYOURWAY | Thu Nov 28, 1996 | Parents to child, part 5 | B. Klahn |
| JAROMIR | Sun Dec 22, 2019 | Many-time N.H.L. All-Star Jagr | Laura Taylor Kinnel |
| JFKJR | Fri Oct 31, 1997 | Celeb often seen in supermarket tabs | Matt Gaffney |
| JONGG | Sat Jul 17, 2010 | End of a tile game's name | Mark Diehl |
| LAUDANUM | Sat Jun 21, 2003 | Tincture of opium | Dana Motley |
| LIMPBIZKIT | Mon Oct 8, 2018 | Rap rock band with the 7x platinum album "Significant Other" | Jacob Stulberg |
| LIPLESS | Sat Mar 29, 2003 | Like some mouths | Michael Shteyman |
| LOOKBACKINANGER | Tue Jul 20, 1999 | 1957 John Osborne play | Joy L. Wouk |
| LOVERLY | Wed May 1, 2013 | "Wouldn't It Be ___?" ("My Fair Lady" song) | Paula Gamache |
| MACARONIART | Sun Nov 17, 2024 | Pasted pasta | Rebecca Goldstein and Ariela Perlman |
| MEDDLING | Tue May 1, 2007 | Sticking one's nose in | Courtenay Crocker and Nancy Salomon |
| MINCERS | Fri Jan 21, 2005 | Kitchen gizmos | Frank Longo |
| MINDGAME | Fri Oct 15, 2021 | Psychological trick | Ashton Anderson |
| MINUTEMAN | Fri Sep 26, 2003 | Revolutionary hero | Eric Berlin |
| OILSLICKS | Sun Sep 12, 2010 | Hazards for marine life | Paula Gamache |
| POPTRIO | Wed Feb 3, 2021 | Destiny's Child or the Supremes | Yacob Yonas |
| RADIOWAVE | Sat Aug 25, 2018 | Air traveler? | Sam Ezersky |
| SEAWOLF | Fri Jan 18, 2013 | Pirate | Tim Croce |
| SELDOMNESS | Fri May 26, 1995 | Infrequency | Randolph Ross |
| SEMIDETACHED | Mon Dec 1, 2008 | Connected on only one side, as a town house | Eric J. Platt |
| SENESCENT | Sun Jul 11, 2004 | Growing old | Randolph Ross |
| SOAKEDTOTHESKIN | Fri Mar 20, 2009 | Not merely having wet clothes | David Levinson Wilk |
| SOLDIERANT | Mon Oct 5, 1998 | Queen's subject? | Peter Gordon |
| STEELYARDS | Sat Sep 5, 2015 | Old Pittsburgh work areas | Byron Walden |
| STIMTOY | Sat Jun 22, 2024 | Handheld object used to release excess energy | Hoang-Kim Vu |
| THROUGHTHEMILL | Mon Apr 27, 1998 | Undergoing severe trials | Gregory E. Paul |
| ULTIMATEPURPOSE | Wed Apr 25, 2007 | Teleologist's concern | John Farmer |