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 51,028 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKIRAKUROSAWA | Fri Mar 5, 2021 | "Stray Dog" director, 1949 | Sridhar Bhagavathula |
| ARARA | Sun Mar 30, 2008 | Amazon parrot | Paula Gamache |
| BARRYKEOGHAN | Sat Mar 15, 2025 | Irish actor who was nominated for a Golden Globe for 2023's "Saltburn" | Ryan McCarty |
| BENO | Sun Sep 26, 2010 | "There Shall ___ Night" (Pulitzer-winning Robert E. Sherwood play) | Pamela Amick Klawitter |
| BRANDYWINE | Tue Jul 22, 1997 | 1777 battle site | Fred Piscop |
| CANIGO | Tue Apr 11, 2023 | "Are we done here?" | Taylor Johnson and Jeff Chen |
| CENTAURS | Wed Sep 13, 2000 | Some figures on the Parthenon | Jim Morton |
| DEADLINKS | Fri Oct 3, 2025 | Bad internet connections? | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
| DIAMONDMINES | Sun Nov 2, 1997 | Kimberley features | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| DUTCHOVENS | Fri Jul 24, 2026 | Cookware sometimes used over campfires | Geoffrey Schorkopf |
| ECONOMICDECLINE | Sat Jul 18, 2015 | Possible result of loss of trade | Joe Krozel |
| ESTAMPA | Sat Aug 7, 2010 | Imprint: Sp. | Joe Krozel |
| EXIGENCE | Sat Jan 14, 1995 | Urgency | Rich Norris |
| FANLIGHT | Sun Apr 4, 2010 | Half-circle window over a door | Bob Klahn |
| FUNEMPLOYED | Fri Feb 8, 2019 | Between jobs and loving it | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins |
| GETFRESH | Sun Jan 27, 2002 | Be saucy | Patrick Berry |
| GOATSBEARD | Tue Jul 29, 2014 | ... for a fall guy? | Timothy Polin |
| GOOSEPIMPLES | Wed Jun 7, 1995 | Reaction to a ghost | Martin Schneider |
| HACKERS | Sun Feb 19, 2017 | WikiLeaks associates | Bruce Haight |
| HOPEH | Sun Apr 28, 1996 | Province around Peiping | D. C. Baldwin |
| IONTV | Fri Jul 27, 2018 | Broadcast network originally known as Pax | Bruce Haight |
| LEYS | Fri Jul 15, 2011 | Simon who wrote "The Death of Napoleon" | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Joe Krozel |
| LIVEWELL | Tue Apr 1, 2008 | Have it good | Manny Nosowsky |
| MARKEDINCREASES | Thu Dec 28, 1995 | Like tie-dyed clothes? | Cathy Millhauser |
| NIGHTSTAND | Fri Feb 18, 1994 | One-_____ | Manny Nosowsky |
| NUBIAN | Sun Dec 2, 2001 | Like some Egyptian relics | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| ONIONDOMES | Wed Aug 5, 2020 | *Colorful architectural features of Moscow's St. Basil Cathedral | Michael Paleos |
| OPENYOUREYES | Sat Jan 24, 2009 | "Look, bonehead!" | Mark Diehl |
| ORLANDOSENTINEL | Fri Mar 28, 2014 | Central Florida daily | David J. Kahn |
| REDSPOT | Tue Apr 6, 2021 | Jupiter has a "great" one | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| REGULARS | Tue Feb 15, 2005 | Habitués | Gene Newman |
| REMAINSTOBESEEN | Sun Oct 23, 2011 | Contents of Lenin's Tomb, e.g.? | Joe DiPietro |
| ROTINHELL | Wed Feb 5, 2025 | "Damn you!" | Kiran Pandey |
| STORMER | Sun Feb 20, 2011 | Member of an assaulting party | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| TEAEGGS | Sun Sep 12, 2021 | Savory Chinese snacks | Alex Rosen |
| TEAMLEADER | Sat Jul 16, 2016 | Captain | Byron Walden |
| THEORYOFRELATIVITY | Sun Apr 10, 2005 | Proposal by 67-Down | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| THEWILDDUCK | Tue May 23, 2006 | 60-Across play | Alan Arbesfeld |
| UNZONED | Sat Oct 16, 2004 | Free to do with as one wishes | Dana Motley |
| VACANTAPARTMENT | Mon May 19, 2008 | Place not generating rent | Mike Nothnagel |