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 50,704 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFROFUTURISM | Fri Jan 10, 2020 | "Black Panther" genre | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ALBERTALLIGATOR | Sat Feb 14, 2004 | Pal of Pogo | Frank Longo |
| BOTOXINJECTION | Sat Dec 1, 2018 | Head shot | Ryan McCarty |
| BROOMED | Thu Jun 26, 2014 | *Leeway | Pawel Fludzinski |
| CINCINNATUS | Sat Jun 10, 2023 | Roman statesman for whom a Midwest city was named | John Hawksley |
| CONRADNAGEL | Tue May 19, 2015 | Greta Garbo's "The Mysterious Lady" co-star | Allan E. Parrish |
| COSPLAYS | Mon Jan 15, 2018 | Dresses up for a comic con, say | Agnes Davidson and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| CRAYCRAY | Wed Nov 20, 2024 | Totally bonkers | Robert S. Gard |
| DESECRATE | Fri Sep 16, 2016 | Treat with violent disrespect | Patrick Berry |
| DIVIDERS | Sun Feb 13, 2022 | Binder inserts with tabs | David Steinberg |
| DOCTORSTRANGE | Sun Aug 16, 2020 | Alternative title for "Frankenstein"? | Francis Heaney |
| FLAVOROFTHEWEEK | Wed Jun 23, 2021 | Fleeting romantic interest | Kate Hawkins |
| HOMERIC | Fri Sep 22, 2017 | Grand | David Steinberg |
| HOSTELRY | Fri Sep 13, 2002 | Inn | Mel Rosen |
| INERTGASES | Sat Jun 26, 2004 | They don't react well | Byron Walden |
| JAIMIE | Sat Sep 10, 1994 | "The Travels of _____ McPheeters" | Rand H. Burns |
| JOHNGRISHAM | Sat Sep 24, 2011 | Creator of many 38-Across | Jeremy Horwitz |
| LEGISLATURE | Sat Apr 12, 2014 | Diet, e.g. | Mel Rosen |
| MILLERBARBER | Wed Nov 12, 1997 | Member of the P.G.A. Seniors Tour | Randall J. Hartman |
| MULETAS | Fri Mar 15, 2013 | Matadors' red capes | Joe Krozel |
| NEWSUIT | Thu Oct 2, 2008 | Preinterview purchase, maybe | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| NOTUPTOSPEED | Sun Nov 12, 1995 | Doing poorly at the marathon | Randolph Ross |
| PALPABLY | Fri Apr 21, 1995 | In an obvious way | Rand H. Burns |
| PRESEEN | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | Screened, as a patient | Mark Feldman |
| RENDITION | Thu Jul 22, 2004 | Certain delivery | Greg Staples |
| ROOMIEST | Wed Apr 12, 2017 | Least cramped | Emily Carroll |
| RUMANDCOKE | Mon Jul 17, 2023 | Two-ingredient drink order | Alexander Liebeskind |
| SHARECROP | Sat Jul 23, 2005 | Farm, in a way | Joe DiPietro |
| SHOEPRINT | Fri Aug 28, 2020 | One might be left in the dust | Kate Hawkins |
| SIDELINES | Mon Dec 10, 2012 | Where to find coaches at football games ... or a description of the answers to the 16 starred clues? | Michael David |
| SLEETIER | Fri Dec 4, 2009 | More like a cold shower? | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| STEELDOORS | Sat May 16, 2020 | Hefty barriers to entry | Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen |
| SUBWAYFARE | Wed Sep 16, 2015 | "The food court offers much more than just your typical ___" | Joel Fagliano and Finn Vigeland |
| SURVEY | Sat Aug 1, 2015 | "___ says ..." | Kameron Austin Collins |
| TAKESDRUGS | Sun Sep 18, 2016 | Pops some pills, say | Jeremy Newton |
| TESTPAPER | Fri Oct 23, 2009 | Often-dreaded handout | Barry C. Silk |
| TWINKILLING | Sun Dec 15, 2019 | Baseball double play, in slang ... or a hint to understanding the 12 Across answers that have circles | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen |
| UNARISEN | Wed Feb 22, 1995 | Still in bed | Wayne Robert Williams |
| WAUL | Sun Jan 27, 2013 | Cry like a feline | Jeff Chen |
| WEARIEST | Thu Aug 10, 2017 | Spent the most? | John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen |