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 50,376 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMATEURFOOTBALL | Fri Mar 17, 2017 | Recreational soccer, to Brits | Jacob Stulberg |
| ARTICLEVI | Fri Jan 25, 2008 | It forbids religious tests for political office | David Quarfoot |
| BOOKOFSAMUEL | Tue Aug 9, 2022 | Hebrew Bible text with the story depicted in this puzzle | Bruce Haight |
| BOXSEATS | Thu Aug 31, 2017 | Luxuries for theatergoers | Zachary Spitz |
| CAMOPANTS | Tue Sep 5, 2017 | Military bottoms, informally | Michelle Kenney and Jeff Chen |
| CLANNISH | Sat Oct 18, 1997 | Sticking together | Rich Norris |
| DAYTRIP | Fri Aug 11, 2023 | Travel that doesn't require a hotel reservation | John-Clark Levin |
| DIMNESS | Thu Dec 16, 1993 | Stupidity | Nancy Joline |
| DRIPDRIES | Thu Feb 16, 2006 | Leaves hanging | Levi Denham and Nancy Salomon |
| ENTRENCHED | Thu Apr 22, 2004 | Dug in | Daniel C. Bryant |
| FLINTY | Sun Mar 29, 2015 | Hard and unyielding | Alan Arbesfeld |
| FRESHETS | Tue Jul 28, 2015 | Sudden floods | Caleb Emmons |
| FUELCELLS | Sun Jul 28, 2024 | Power sources for some electric cars | Paolo Pasco |
| GLAZEDEXPRESSION | Sun Oct 15, 2023 | "I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts ..." | Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden |
| GOPS | Sun Aug 11, 1996 | Quadrennial conventioners | M. Schneider |
| HARDPRESSED | Mon Aug 11, 2008 | Put-upon | Thomas Heilman |
| HOTELMAN | Sat Aug 26, 2006 | He'd like you to put up with him | Henry Hook |
| JAMESBEARD | Mon Dec 23, 2002 | Popular cookbook author | Lisa Bunker |
| LANDFORMS | Tue Feb 23, 2010 | Geographical features ... or what the shaded squares in this puzzle represent | Joanne Sullivan |
| LOSTBALLOT | Fri Sep 14, 2012 | Its discovery may result in a recount | Peter A. Collins |
| LOWCARBDIET | Wed Nov 15, 2017 | Atkins plan, e.g. | Steven E. Atwood |
| MANANDSUPERMAN | Wed Dec 1, 2004 | 1903 Shaw play | Roy Leban |
| MCGRIDDLE | Tue Jun 11, 2024 | Popular fast-food breakfast sandwich | Chloe Revery |
| MISERERE | Fri Jul 24, 1998 | The 51st Psalm | Manny Nosowsky |
| NEARBEERS | Mon Oct 30, 2006 | Not-so-potent potables | Nancy Salomon |
| NONKOSHER | Tue Nov 22, 2016 | Like the four things named in the shaded squares | Andrew Zhou |
| ORDAINING | Wed Nov 12, 2014 | Making a father of | Daniel Landman |
| OUTLAWED | Sun Mar 24, 2019 | Like chewing gum in Singapore or wearing blue jeans in North Korea (seriously!) | Trenton Charlson |
| PLEASEBESEATED | Sun Feb 4, 2024 | Assembly line? | Daniel Grinberg |
| SAMUELBUTLER | Sun Dec 3, 1995 | Sonnetizing servant | Martin Schneider |
| SCRAWNIER | Sat Mar 20, 1999 | Leaner | Chuck Deodene |
| SEXSCANDAL | Sat Jul 15, 2017 | Celebrity affair, maybe | Zachary Spitz |
| SMITHERS | Sat Jul 1, 2017 | "The Simpsons" sycophant | David Phillips |
| SPRINKLER | Sun Jul 21, 2013 | Summer lawn sight | Tracy Bennett |
| THEDEETS | Mon Nov 21, 2022 | Particulars, slangily | Brandon Koppy |
| VETERANDRIVER | Sun Sep 7, 2003 | Longtime Indy 500 competitor, say | Alan Arbesfeld |
| VIBRATED | Tue Jun 8, 2021 | Gave a soundless alert | Christopher Adams |
| WADINGBIRD | Sun Apr 25, 2004 | Pink flamingo, for one | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| YOURGRACE | Sun Jan 3, 2010 | What to call an archbishop | Jeremy Newton |
| ZONA | Sun May 16, 2021 | Nickname for the Wildcats of the Pac-12 | Joe DiPietro |