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 50,923 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALFREDNOYES | Sun Sep 11, 2022 | English poet who wrote "The Highwayman" | Derrick Niederman |
| BALTIMORECOLTS | Tue Feb 21, 1995 | Pre-Indianapolis team | Martin Schneider |
| BEERSHEBA | Mon Aug 28, 2000 | Southernmost city of ancient Palestine | Richard Hughes |
| BITESONESTONGUE | Thu Jun 4, 1998 | Refrains from an indiscreet remark | Frances Hansen |
| BROOKLYNCYCLONE | Thu Aug 29, 2013 | Minor-leaguer whose team is named after a Coney Island roller coaster | Timothy Polin |
| BYALLODDS | Wed Dec 7, 2005 | Undoubtedly | Manny Nosowsky |
| CASHORCREDIT | Fri Apr 15, 1994 | Modern choice #5 | Cathy Millhauser |
| CENTILITER | Sun Sep 14, 1997 | .6102 cubic inch | Frank Longo |
| DUKEOFCORNWALL | Thu Dec 29, 2016 | Another title for this puzzle's subject | Kevan Choset |
| ENDEAVOUR | Wed Nov 24, 2010 | #6 | Allan E. Parrish |
| FIFTEENTH | Tue May 10, 1994 | About mid-month, with "the" | David Ellis Dickerson |
| FLATASABOARD | Wed Dec 18, 2002 | Far from buxom | Merle Baker |
| FLATTER | Thu Dec 23, 2021 | Butter up, say | Stephen McCarthy |
| FRIENDORFOE | Thu Aug 29, 2019 | Word that can complete DE___ | Jeff Chen |
| GWENIFILL | Fri Feb 15, 2019 | Late Peabody-winning journalist and newscaster | Wyna Liu |
| HOLDTHEAPPLAUSE | Mon Mar 23, 2020 | "Don't clap yet" | Ed Sessa |
| HOPSACROSS | Sun Feb 29, 2004 | Takes a quickie vacation, say | Patrick Merrell |
| ILLPAY | Wed May 1, 2013 | Treater's declaration | Paula Gamache |
| JOBCUTS | Sun Nov 1, 2015 | Consequences of downsizing | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| JOTUNHEIM | Tue May 10, 1994 | Norse land of giants | David Ellis Dickerson |
| KEYCARDS | Sat Nov 12, 2016 | Front desk collection | David J. Kahn |
| MOLDERS | Wed Jul 8, 2015 | Rots slowly | Ryan Milligan |
| NEPOTISTS | Thu May 29, 1997 | Family providers? | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| ORCHESTRATES | Sun Feb 11, 2018 | Narrow passages for killer whales? | Matt Ginsberg |
| PANNIERS | Sun Dec 21, 2003 | Large baskets | Frances Hansen |
| PETSTORES | Sat Mar 20, 2021 | Places to buy food you wouldn't want to eat yourself | Emily Carroll |
| PHILIVEY | Thu Mar 28, 2024 | Winner of 10 World Series of Poker bracelets | Dominic Grillo |
| POLLA | Sat Nov 29, 1997 | Young hen, to Enrique | Rich Norris |
| PUBLISHER | Mon May 20, 2024 | Penguin Random House or HarperCollins | Jack Scherban |
| RATATATTATS | Thu Mar 8, 2001 | Knocking noises | Peter Gordon |
| SNAPPIER | Fri Nov 2, 2001 | Relatively rapid | Mary Jung |
| SPIRALSOUTOFCONTROL | Sun Aug 13, 2023 | Kitchen disaster with rotini? | Manaal Mohammed |
| TAXCODES | Thu Oct 11, 2012 | They have schedules | Byron Walden |
| TOOKAIMAT | Sun Jul 15, 2018 | Prepared to shoot | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |
| TRAVELLIGHT | Fri Dec 15, 2006 | Not have to check bags, say | Levi Denham |
| TRAVELTIME | Fri Jun 12, 2015 | A tie-up increases it | David Steinberg |
| TRUTHSERA | Sun Jul 1, 2018 | Confession inducers | Sam Trabucco |
| UNL | Sat Jul 15, 2000 | Having no bounds: Abbr. | David J. Kahn |
| VENETIANBLINDS | Mon Jul 23, 2001 | Window covers | Ethan Cooper |
| VIOLINBOW | Mon Aug 15, 1994 | A concert-master holds it | Fred Piscop |