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 50,654 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRPILLO | Sat Oct 18, 2003 | Dr. Scholl's insole brand | Myles Callum |
| ANGORAGOAT | Fri Sep 21, 2012 | Mohair source | Barry C. Silk |
| AREWETHERE | Sat Aug 14, 2004 | Question from the back seat | Joe DiPietro |
| AUCTIONING | Sat Apr 26, 1997 | Activity around the block | Frank Longo |
| BLEWINTO | Fri Mar 3, 2017 | Visited unexpectedly, as a town | Patrick Berry |
| DAYTRIP | Fri Aug 11, 2023 | Travel that doesn't require a hotel reservation | John-Clark Levin |
| DEFIANCE | Sun Dec 10, 2000 | Contempt | Rich Norris |
| EARLGREYTEA | Sat Mar 16, 2019 | Blend flavored with bergamot | Andrew J. Ries |
| FANTABULOUS | Thu Jan 7, 2010 | Absolutely terrific | Xan Vongsathorn |
| FIGBAR | Sun Nov 26, 1995 | Fruit snack | Harvey Estes |
| FRIEDOKRA | Sun Feb 26, 2023 | Southern dish often made with buttermilk and cornmeal | Will Nediger |
| GLOWWORM | Sun Apr 25, 2004 | Firefly's young | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| HANDCARVE | Thu May 12, 2022 | Whittle, e.g. | Ross Trudeau |
| HANDTOOL | Mon Jan 31, 2005 | Screwdriver or wrench | Randall J. Hartman |
| HARDDRINKS | Wed Sep 11, 2019 | Screwdrivers, e.g. | Ned White |
| INCLUMPS | Sat Jul 28, 2012 | How hair might fall out | Victor Fleming and Sam Ezersky |
| ISLANDNATION | Tue Jan 6, 2015 | Comoros or Barbados | Joel Fagliano |
| LAIDBARE | Sun Sep 18, 2005 | Uncovered | Joe DiPietro |
| LATEBETS | Sat Dec 26, 2020 | No-nos at a racetrack | John Guzzetta |
| MACLEN | Thu Aug 29, 1996 | Beatles music co. | R. Ross |
| MISSOULAMONTANA | Fri Nov 8, 1996 | City on the Clark Fork River | M. Gaffney |
| MUSHINESS | Sat Jun 5, 2004 | Schmaltz | Byron Walden |
| PIRATEKING | Sat Sep 5, 2020 | Gilbert and Sullivan's "glorious thing to be" | John Guzzetta |
| PROMOTED | Wed Aug 20, 2025 | Boosted | Victor Schmitt |
| PUNCHY | Sat Mar 1, 2025 | Strong and lively, as language | Ryan Judge |
| ROSETOPAZ | Thu Oct 8, 2015 | Pink gem | Stu Ockman |
| SCENEXIV | Fri Mar 23, 2018 | Part of Act 4 of "Antony and Cleopatra" in which Antony attempts suicide | Erik Agard |
| SHEHERHERS | Sat Jun 4, 2022 | Trio in some bios | Scott Earl |
| SKINTEST | Sat Nov 3, 2007 | Allergist's procedure | Brad Wilber |
| STAYINGUP | Fri Aug 16, 1996 | Ignoring bedtime | M. Gaffney |
| STRANGEORDEAL | Sun Jul 18, 2010 | "Pay in cash and your second surgery is half-price"? | Robert W. Harris |
| SUNNYSIDE | Tue Aug 22, 1995 | Washington Irving's home | Gregory E. Paul |
| TEENAGEWEREWOLF | Wed Feb 26, 1997 | Michael Landon portrayal | Glenn E. Sykes |
| TENTWO | Sun May 18, 2003 | How "12" is expressed in Chinese | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| TREMBLED | Mon Feb 9, 1998 | Shivered | Robert Dillman |
| TYSM | Sun Nov 17, 2024 | Texted reply of gratitude | Rebecca Goldstein and Ariela Perlman |
| UWAIT | Sat Aug 13, 2005 | While-___ (shop sign) | Bob Peoples |
| VACUUMPACKS | Wed Aug 28, 1996 | Tightly sealed containers | F. Heaney |
| VICEPRESIDENT | Sun Apr 11, 2004 | #2 on a ticket | Patrick Merrell |
| WITHOUTEXCEPTION | Thu Nov 19, 1998 | Always, to a cowboy? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |