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 50,392 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACKROYD | Fri May 30, 2008 | Peter who wrote "The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde" | Natan Last |
| ALAMANCE | Sat Feb 21, 2004 | ___ Creek, N.C., site of a 1771 colonial battle | Brendan Quigley and Patrick Berry |
| BATTERYSIZE | Tue Apr 20, 2004 | See 40-Across | Allan E. Parrish |
| BOOTLEGGERS | Sat Mar 27, 2004 | Jazz Age figures | Sherry O. Blackard |
| BUDDYHOLLY | Sun Mar 13, 2022 | Self-titled rock album of 1958 | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale |
| CENTRALAC | Wed Jun 25, 2025 | Incentive to stay indoors on a sweltering day, informally … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle | Ben Zimmer and Zach Sherwin |
| CHATBOTS | Fri Jun 10, 2022 | Some customer service agents nowadays | Blake Slonecker |
| CHATEAUS | Wed Apr 3, 2024 | Stately country homes | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| DANDIES | Sat Dec 10, 2011 | Popinjays | Corey Rubin |
| DEVISERS | Sun May 26, 2002 | Strategists | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| DIMINUTIVE | Sun Aug 12, 2018 | Tiny | Ross Trudeau |
| DOGBITE | Fri May 3, 2019 | Boxer rebellion? | Trenton Charlson |
| DRAGGLES | Sun Jul 31, 1994 | Trails along | Richard Silvestri |
| FRONTBURNER | Tue Aug 30, 2011 | Prime cooking spot | Bernice Gordon |
| GOLFBALLMARKER | Sun Jan 18, 2009 | *Links accessory | Randolph Ross |
| GRANARIES | Fri Feb 1, 2013 | Their contents have been threshed | Josh Knapp |
| ITRUSTYOU | Tue Nov 5, 2024 | "That sounds fine, go ahead" | Evan Kalish |
| JAMESROSS | Sat Jan 11, 2025 | Antarctic explorer for whom a sea is named | Ryan McCarty |
| LANDEDON | Sun Jul 7, 2019 | Arrived at, as an answer | Jack Reuter |
| LIGHTSECOND | Fri Aug 2, 2013 | About 186,282 miles | Barry C. Silk |
| MARESTAIL | Sat Feb 19, 2005 | Long, narrow cloud | Brad Wilber |
| MOUNTAINGOAT | Sun Jan 3, 2021 | Sure-footed alpine climber | Paolo Pasco |
| MSTEAMS | Fri Dec 13, 2024 | Slack alternative, in brief | Ryan Patrick Smith |
| NEJD | Wed May 1, 2002 | Arabian plateau region | Steve Jones |
| PROTESTED | Sat Jul 28, 2001 | Kicked | Rich Norris |
| REVERSION | Thu Jun 19, 2003 | Throwback | Randolph Ross |
| SEEKSTO | Sun Mar 16, 2025 | Hopes that one might | Paul Coulter |
| SIRROBERTPEEL | Sun Apr 24, 2005 | First British Conservative P.M. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| SNUFFLES | Sun Jul 2, 1995 | Whines | Alex K. Justin |
| STINGINESS | Fri Jul 18, 1997 | Scrooge's attribute | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| SUBTITLES | Sun Aug 11, 2013 | Low notes? | Dan Schoenholz |
| SULTANOFBRUNEI | Mon Oct 1, 2018 | Monarch renowned for his wealth | Chuck Deodene |
| SUMMARYJUDGMENT | Fri Oct 27, 2000 | Order in the court | Manny Nosowsky |
| SUNLAMPS | Sat Apr 8, 2000 | Some tanners | Rich Norris |
| TAKINGASTAB | Sat Aug 4, 2001 | Trying | Randolph Ross |
| THELOVEBOAT | Wed Oct 22, 1997 | Stubing : ___ :: ... | John D. Leavy |
| TOBEGINWITH | Thu Jul 16, 1998 | End of the query | Kelly Clark |
| TRILBY | Fri Mar 28, 2014 | English hat similar to a fedora | David J. Kahn |
| UNDERSPENDS | Sun Jul 3, 2005 | Is frugal | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| WORKINGPOOR | Sun Nov 17, 2019 | Employee efficiency: D+ | Randolph Ross |