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 50,360 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALLTHEJACK | Fri Jun 7, 2013 | Go for broke | Ed Sessa |
| BEERMONEY | Fri Apr 27, 2018 | A little extra for personal spending | David Steinberg |
| BRASTRAPS | Fri Aug 30, 2024 | Consideration when donning an off-the-shoulder dress | Colin Adams |
| CEDARRAPIDS | Sat Sep 22, 2018 | Childhood home of Grant Wood and Elijah Wood | Sam Trabucco |
| COMPASSION | Thu Nov 9, 1995 | Empathy | Bob Sefick |
| CONNOTATIONS | Sun Dec 3, 2006 | Graffiti on a jail wall? | Patrick Merrell |
| CORDUROYS | Thu Feb 27, 2025 | Pants in which you may carry a phone | David Steinberg |
| CORNHUSKER | Thu May 2, 1996 | Nebraska footballer | D. J. Kahn |
| DROPINALTITUDE | Thu Jun 19, 2003 | Descent, as of an airplane | Randolph Ross |
| EGOCENTRISM | Sun Jan 19, 2003 | Possible alternative title for this puzzle | Eric Berlin |
| EIDALADHA | Sat Jun 29, 2024 | Islam's feast of sacrifice | Adrian Johnson and Rafael Musa |
| EULOGIA | Mon Apr 15, 2013 | Laudatory tributes upon someone's passing | Gayle Dean |
| FLOWERINGPLANTS | Mon Oct 21, 1996 | Irises | J. Bender |
| FORTYLOVE | Wed May 7, 2014 | Score just before winning a game, say | Kurt Mueller |
| FOURROSES | Sun Mar 28, 1999 | Blended whisky brand, or a Valentine's gift | Cathy Allis Millhauser |
| GODISMYCOPILOT | Tue Jul 13, 1999 | Raymond Massey film of 1945 | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| HAIRTOSS | Tue Feb 18, 2025 | Move that sends tresses flying | Erik Agard |
| ITSGOTAGOODBEAT | Wed May 30, 2012 | With 38- and 59-Across, typical opinion about a record on 40-/14-Across | David J. Kahn |
| KIRKGIBSON | Mon Jan 6, 2014 | Dodgers slugger who was the 1988 N.L. M.V.P. | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| LITTLENELL | Sun May 29, 2005 | Dickens orphan | Frank Longo |
| LOGINNAME | Sat Jun 9, 2012 | Access provider | David Quarfoot |
| LOSTOUT | Sat Oct 2, 2004 | Was unsuccessful | David J. Kahn |
| MENTEES | Thu Feb 10, 2011 | Students with personal guides | Derek Bowman |
| NOISILY | Tue Jul 31, 2012 | How some chew gum or talk on cellphones | Michael Sharp |
| NONESSENTIAL | Sun Jan 28, 1996 | Superfluous | M. W. Perry |
| NOTSOFUN | Mon Oct 21, 2024 | Unenjoyable, to put it mildly | Neil Padrick Wilson |
| ONEWHEEL | Sat Mar 28, 1998 | Lawn barrow feature | David J. Kahn |
| OOFY | Sat Nov 26, 2011 | Rich, in slang | Brad Wilber |
| PARAMECIA | Sat Jan 26, 2002 | Little beasties | Mark Diehl |
| REALNEAT | Sat Dec 16, 2023 | "That's super" | Garrett Chalfin |
| SPUTNIKONE | Mon Feb 6, 2017 | First satellite to orbit Earth | Andy Hinz |
| STRAPHANGER | Tue Oct 24, 2000 | Underground commuter | Alan Arbesfeld |
| TERNI | Sun May 27, 2018 | Italian city where St. Valentine was born | Andrew Chaikin |
| THEKIDSAREALRIGHT | Sun May 9, 2021 | Doctor's comment after Mom delivers the second twin? [The Who, 1965] | Brad Wiegmann |
| TIRETRACK | Mon Feb 16, 2015 | Imprint on a dirt road | David J. Kahn |
| TRADEWINDS | Sun May 23, 2021 | Easterlies | Jennifer Nebergall |
| TUTELARY | Fri Sep 15, 2000 | Guardian | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| WHINERS | Sun Oct 4, 1998 | They cant | Frank Longo |
| WORKVISA | Fri Nov 6, 2015 | Something an alien may have | Ian Livengood |
| XEROXCOPIES | Thu May 6, 1999 | Some facsimiles | Matt Gaffney |