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 50,619 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTMONK | Sat Jun 12, 2010 | First N.F.L. player to record 100 receptions in a season | Joe DiPietro |
| BEERGUTS | Tue Jun 23, 2020 | They may hang out at pubs | Jeff Chen |
| BUSKIN | Wed Jun 14, 1995 | High boot | Richard Hughes |
| CANWETALK | Fri Jun 25, 2021 | Question that's rarely a sign of good news | Scott Earl |
| DISPOSALS | Fri Feb 22, 2013 | Aids in keeping up with the daily grind? | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| DITCHDAY | Sat Sep 14, 2024 | Senior class tradition | Christina Iverson |
| ENDPIECE | Fri May 26, 1995 | Sofa flanker | Randolph Ross |
| FATTEDCALF | Sun Feb 17, 2008 | *Symbol of rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return | Henry Hook |
| GODSACRE | Sat Sep 11, 2010 | Churchyard, quaintly | Brad Wilber |
| GROBAN | Tue Jun 30, 2015 | Singer Josh whose self-titled 2001 debut album went 4x platinum | Susan Gelfand |
| HAIRIMPLANT | Sun May 16, 2021 | Fix for a bald spot | Joe DiPietro |
| HOBNAILED | Fri Aug 1, 1997 | Like loggers' boots | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| IMPETIGO | Sun Dec 28, 2008 | Childhood skin affliction | Patrick Berry |
| INTHEDRINK | Tue Oct 4, 2016 | Overboard, to a sailor | Sam Buchbinder |
| LEGALISSUE | Fri Mar 4, 2022 | Basis for a case | David Distenfeld |
| LETHERCRY | Sat Mar 26, 2016 | 1995 top 10 hit for Hootie & the Blowfish | Damon Gulczynski |
| LINEINTHESAND | Fri Jan 5, 1996 | Desert dare | R. Ross |
| LOOMEDOVER | Fri Dec 1, 2017 | Was a major, if invisible, presence at | Lily Silverstein |
| LOWBROWHUMOR | Sun Jan 26, 2003 | Slapstick, e.g. | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples |
| LUNARCYCLE | Fri Dec 26, 1997 | 19 years, roughly | Bob Sefick |
| NOVATO | Mon Nov 15, 2010 | City north of San Francisco | Emily L. Lilly |
| OPENONESHEARTTO | Fri Aug 12, 2005 | Confide in | Manny Nosowsky |
| ORNITHO | Fri Jan 10, 2003 | Bird: Prefix | Manny Nosowsky |
| PETPSYCHIC | Fri May 3, 2024 | Medium for animals | Eli Cotham |
| READYTOHEAR | Sun Dec 12, 2010 | Like tuned-in listeners? | Karen Young Bonin |
| SAIDSHH | Sat May 20, 2000 | Hushed | Rich Norris |
| SEROW | Thu May 14, 2009 | Asian goatlike animal | David J. Kahn |
| SEXTALK | Mon Sep 7, 2020 | "The birds and the bees" | Gareth Bain |
| SINGLIKEACANARY | Mon Jan 9, 2012 | Tell everything to the coppers | Michael Dewey |
| SIZZLED | Fri Feb 17, 2023 | Was very exciting, informally | Jem Burch |
| SPINAYARN | Sun Nov 16, 2014 | Fabulize | Andrew J. Ries |
| STARTMEUP | Fri Jul 22, 1994 | 1981. Rolling Stones hit | Raymond Hamel |
| TESTRUNS | Sat Nov 17, 2018 | Trials | Doug Peterson and Erik Agard |
| THEDON | Thu Sep 29, 2005 | Lead character in a Mario Puzo novel | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| THELOVEBOAT | Wed Oct 22, 1997 | Stubing : ___ :: ... | John D. Leavy |
| THEWEST | Fri Feb 3, 2006 | Wagon train locale | Manny Nosowsky |
| ULTRARED | Sat Nov 24, 2001 | Part of the invisible spectrum, old-style | Rich Norris |
| UPSTAGES | Thu Dec 8, 2005 | Forces out of the spotlight | David Pringle |
| WARNINGSHOT | Tue May 16, 2017 | WASHINGTON + R = Intimidation tactic | Bruce Haight |
| YOUREGROUNDED | Sun Sep 18, 2022 | Air traffic controller's go-to parenting phrase? | Katie Hale |