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 51,183 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUEPENS | Sun Mar 18, 2012 | Many Bics | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| BLUETS | Wed Nov 30, 1994 | Meadow flowers | Joan Scott |
| CARPOOLING | Tue Jul 26, 2005 | Fuel-saving strategy | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| CLIPPETYCLOP | Mon Jul 10, 2000 | The horse goes ___ | Gene Newman |
| CROWDSOURCING | Thu Mar 23, 2023 | Mass method for seeking input | David Kwong |
| DESTROYS | Thu Aug 7, 2003 | Totals | Patrick Berry |
| DICIEST | Sun Jul 14, 2002 | Most ticklish | Patrick Berry |
| DOGSLEDS | Wed Mar 3, 1999 | Iditarod runners | Rich Norris |
| FATEFUL | Mon Jul 10, 2023 | Momentous | Brad Wiegmann |
| FIFTHCOLUMN | Mon Nov 19, 2007 | Subversive group | Lynn Lempel |
| FOLKTALE | Mon Jun 28, 1999 | "Paul Bunyan," for one | Ed Early |
| FRISKINESS | Thu Dec 9, 2021 | Quality of a playful kitten | Alexander Liebeskind |
| GETTHEPICTURE | Mon Jan 20, 2020 | Comprehend ... or what 20-, 29- and 47-Across do, finally | Evan Kalish |
| HAILEE | Fri Oct 31, 2025 | Actress/singer Steinfeld | Juliana Tringali Golden |
| HALFOF | Mon Jun 9, 1997 | What "hemi-" means | Thomas W. Schier |
| HASTORUN | Sat Apr 30, 2016 | Really must go | Mark Diehl |
| HAVETHESAYSO | Fri Mar 23, 2007 | Be in charge | Manny Nosowsky |
| IONIANS | Sun Mar 15, 2015 | Certain ancient Greeks | Dan Feyer |
| ITSFUN | Wed May 11, 2011 | "You'll enjoy this" | Jonah Kagan |
| LINGUIST | Wed Jul 24, 2013 | Person who has a way with words? | Erik Wennstrom |
| LYNLEY | Sun Dec 16, 2012 | Inspector in Elizabeth George mysteries | Matt Ginsberg |
| MARYBLIGE | Tue Jul 9, 2013 | ... "J" as a 38-Across | Kurt Krauss |
| NARWHALS | Sat Apr 13, 2024 | Creatures with the scientific name Monodon monoceros | Jess Rucks |
| OFOUR | Tue Oct 14, 2008 | In the year ___ Lord ... | Lucy Gardner Anderson |
| OSCARMAYER | Thu Apr 26, 2007 | Food company whose name is spelled out in its advertising jingle | Mike Nothnagel |
| READYTOEAT | Sat May 6, 2006 | Requiring no preparation | James E. Buell |
| RESERVEONESSPOT | Tue Oct 18, 2022 | Secure a seat at the table, say | Dan Schoenholz |
| RIGHTONBROTHER | Mon Mar 21, 2011 | "Absolutely!" | Patrick Blindauer and Steve Salitan |
| SAIDNOONEEVER | Sat May 2, 2020 | Slangy phrase following an unpopular opinion | Paolo Pasco |
| SENSORYOVERLOAD | Fri Sep 28, 2012 | Potential downside of the information age | Ed Sessa |
| SILKROAD | Fri Sep 21, 2018 | Marco Polo was on it for 24 years | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| SPENTON | Sat Feb 12, 2005 | Used to buy | Joe DiPietro |
| TALLSTORIES | Tue Jan 6, 2009 | They're hard to believe | John Greenman |
| THESUNSET | Thu Jun 1, 2017 | Cowboys may ride off into it | Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller |
| THREESQUAREMEALS | Thu Mar 9, 2006 | Daily regimen | John Farmer |
| TOPRATED | Sat Dec 16, 2023 | *****, say | Garrett Chalfin |
| TRINAL | Fri Jan 21, 1994 | Threefold | A.J. Santora |
| ULEESGOLD | Fri Jan 20, 2012 | Highly rated 1997 film with the song "Tupelo Honey" | Patrick Berry |
| WENTSTRAIGHTUP | Sun Apr 9, 2006 | Elevators | Paula Gamache |
| YOUVEBEENSERVED | Fri Sep 23, 2016 | Summoning statement | Andrew Zhou |