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 50,387 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALOHAPARTY | Mon Mar 18, 2024 | Farewell celebration for those leaving the Hawaiian Islands | Trent H. Evans |
| AVERAGEAGE | Thu Oct 13, 2016 | About 25 years, for N.F.L. players | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| BURNEDATTHESTAKE | Sun Mar 6, 2011 | Punish Mr. Harris in a medieval way? | David Levinson Wilk |
| CARDSHARPS | Sun Dec 11, 2011 | Bottom dealers, perhaps | Timothy Polin |
| CLICKER | Thu May 1, 2008 | Quiz show gizmo | Jim Leeds |
| CLIMBOVER | Wed Mar 3, 2010 | Traverse, as a mountain ridge | Peter A. Collins |
| COINFLIPPER | Sun Sep 20, 2020 | N.F.L. referee, at the start of overtime | Sam Trabucco |
| CRACKEDJOKES | Sun Mar 6, 2011 | Do Mr. Sullivan's stand-up material? | David Levinson Wilk |
| DIETFAD | Sat Nov 19, 2022 | Paleo, e.g. | Benji Goldsmith |
| DOCKAGE | Mon Feb 2, 2009 | Fee for a freighter | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| ENDOFTHEROAD | Sun Jul 6, 2025 | Final stop … or a hint to finding the first key letter in this puzzle | Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry |
| GETANAFOREFFORT | Fri Oct 27, 2017 | Have one's hard work recognized | David Steinberg |
| GREASYSPOONS | Mon Mar 24, 2014 | Low-class diners | Tom Pepper |
| HOMEBASE | Mon Dec 22, 2003 | Catcher's position | Joy C. Frank |
| HORACEGREELEY | Sat Mar 23, 2019 | Loser in the 1872 presidential election | David Steinberg |
| INAUGURALS | Sat Apr 26, 2014 | Office addresses? | Evan Birnholz |
| KEEPDRY | Mon Mar 12, 2007 | Sign for a recovering alcoholic? | Kevin Der |
| KIASEDONA | Sun Oct 23, 2022 | Popular Korean minivan | Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen |
| KITTERY | Thu Apr 9, 1998 | Maine town with a navy yard | Betty Jorgensen |
| LAPISLAZULI | Sun Dec 13, 2009 | Rich blue stone | Mike Shenk |
| MADAMEPRESIDENT | Sat Nov 19, 2016 | Title for the leader of Chile or South Korea | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| MISSINGPERSON | Sun Dec 28, 2014 | Su___ic | Joe Krozel |
| ONEFORMYBABY | Sun Nov 15, 2009 | *Tony Parsons novel [1943 song] | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| OXLIKE | Thu Aug 2, 2012 | Strong, say | Xan Vongsathorn |
| PAPERCARTON | Mon Nov 8, 1999 | Egg container | Kent Lorentzen |
| PHILANDER | Wed Mar 3, 2010 | Fool around | Peter A. Collins |
| PITCHESWOO | Tue Oct 4, 2016 | Is a romancer, old-style | Sam Buchbinder |
| PULLQUOTES | Mon Nov 9, 2020 | Lures for magazine readers | Kate Hawkins |
| RATTLEOFF | Sun Jun 16, 2019 | Recite from memory | Joel Fagliano |
| RECORDPRODUCER | Sun Mar 14, 2004 | File clerk's other job? | Craig Kasper |
| REDCAVIAR | Sun Jan 22, 2017 | Salmon roe, by another name | Dan Schoenholz |
| RETHREW | Sun May 12, 2019 | Pitched over | Victor Barocas |
| ROJA | Thu May 22, 2008 | Red, as a Spanish wine | Richard Silvestri |
| SANDOVAL | Sat Dec 3, 2016 | Pablo ___, 2012 World Series M.V.P. nicknamed "The 44-Down" | Jason Flinn |
| SERVICELIST | Sat Dec 29, 2012 | Ones to whom an organization's messages are sent | Joe Krozel |
| STANDAT | Sun May 24, 1998 | Maintain, as attention | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| SWALLOWED | Mon Apr 20, 2020 | Gulped down | Lynn Lempel |
| SWEETWATER | Sat Feb 10, 1996 | Northwest Texas city | John R. Conrad |
| TIBETANMONK | Thu Mar 17, 2011 | Devout Lhasan, say | Anna Shechtman |
| YELLOWJERSEY | Wed Jul 9, 2003 | Winner's prize, in 20-Across | Patrick Merrell |