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 50,614 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABECEDARY | Thu Feb 17, 1994 | Kindergarten book | Brett Blaylock |
| AFROPUFF | Tue Oct 1, 2019 | Updo styled with an elastic band | Erik Agard |
| ATELIKEAPIG | Wed Apr 10, 2019 | Opposite of "consumed daintily" | Alan Arbesfeld |
| BEDLINEN | Sun Dec 6, 1998 | Sheets and pillowcases | Marjorie Richter |
| BREVIS | Thu Oct 21, 1999 | Ars longa, vita ___ | Manny Nosowsky |
| CAUTIONS | Fri Jul 3, 2015 | "Slippery when wet" and others | Brandon Hensley |
| CHATTED | Sat Nov 10, 2007 | Had a causerie | Dana Motley |
| CHEAPSKATE | Sat Aug 22, 2020 | Skinflint | Trenton Charlson |
| COUPONCODE | Fri Mar 11, 2022 | Characters at checkout | Robyn Weintraub |
| EATINGCROW | Mon Oct 15, 2007 | Taking back one's words in humiliation | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| ELMCITY | Sun Jan 9, 2005 | New Haven's nickname | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| FLIESAWAY | Tue Jun 23, 1998 | Takes to the air | Rich Norris |
| GOONTIPTOE | Sat Oct 8, 2005 | Creep | Byron Walden |
| GRIPPERS | Thu Feb 10, 2011 | Tongs, e.g. | Derek Bowman |
| HITASLUMP | Tue Oct 26, 2004 | Go 0-for-20, say | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| JOBSEEKERS | Thu Nov 14, 2024 | Those who apply themselves? | Matthew Faiella |
| MOSCOWMULE | Mon Apr 14, 2025 | Cocktail served in a copper mug | Stacy Cooper and Ken Cohen |
| MYSOUPISCOLD | Wed Apr 9, 2008 | "I asked for tomato bisque, not gazpacho!" (complaint #1) | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel |
| OILTANKS | Sun Jun 18, 2017 | Shell containers | Sam Trabucco |
| ORDINEE | Fri Aug 12, 2005 | Minister-in-training | Manny Nosowsky |
| PAVERS | Thu Jul 14, 2016 | Ones laying down 20-Down | David J. Kahn |
| POTSHOPS | Sun Aug 6, 2023 | Joint ventures? | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen |
| PREBOOKING | Sun May 25, 2025 | Making hotel reservations in advance | Dylan Schiff |
| PRIDEPARADES | Sat May 13, 2023 | Events people might come out to celebrate | Spencer Leach |
| ROADRASH | Sat Oct 4, 2025 | Scrapes from a motorcycle fall | Ryan McCarty |
| SAFEWAY | Sun Nov 5, 1995 | A&P competitor | Dean Niles |
| SCHLUBBY | Sat Oct 27, 2018 | Overweight and untidy | Byron Walden |
| SCREWBALLCOMEDY | Mon Nov 7, 2005 | "The Thin Man," for one | Jay Livingston |
| SQUATJUMPS | Mon Mar 2, 2020 | Exercises that work the glutes, quads and abs | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| SULUSEA | Fri Jul 1, 2016 | Separator of the Philippines and Malaysia | James Mulhern |
| SUPERMINI | Sat Mar 22, 2008 | Volkswagen Polo, for one | Byron Walden |
| TARGETON | Sat Sep 18, 2004 | Establish as a goal | Bob Peoples |
| TEENMOVIE | Sun Oct 24, 2021 | Genre for "Booksmart" and "Clueless" | Katie Hale |
| THESCENT | Wed Sep 13, 2000 | What foxhounds try to catch | Jim Morton |
| THESOCIALNETWORK | Fri Jan 27, 2023 | 2010 biodrama co-starring 18-Across | Joe Deeney |
| TRAINDELAYS | Sun Oct 19, 2025 | Annoyances for ticket holders | Daniel Grinberg |
| TUPLES | Fri Feb 2, 2024 | N-___ (mathematical sets) | Ryan Judge |
| USMARINES | Sat May 21, 2005 | Trainees at Parris Island, S.C. | Rich Norris |
| VITAMINBCOMPLEX | Fri Oct 18, 2002 | Nutritional group | Manny Nosowsky |
| WIENIES | Sun Aug 16, 2015 | "Dogs" | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |