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 50,463 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADNAN | Sun May 17, 1998 | Oilman Kashoggi | David J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn |
| AGAINSTTHECLOCK | Sun May 6, 2001 | One way to race | Manny Nosowsky |
| ALGERIANS | Sat Jul 5, 2008 | Modern dwellers in ancient Numidia | Karen M. Tracey |
| ANGSTROM | Wed Dec 6, 2017 | Minute length | Clive Probert |
| AWAYFROMTHEWIND | Thu May 12, 2005 | Alee | Manny Nosowsky |
| AZALEATREE | Sat Aug 20, 2016 | Colorful ornamental with a trunk | Mark Diehl |
| BILLYIDOL | Mon Nov 4, 2024 | British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell" | Colin Adams |
| CHLORINEGAS | Sat Mar 2, 2019 | W.W. I weapon | Peter A. Collins |
| CUMMERBUND | Mon Feb 23, 2009 | Tux go-with | Alan Arbesfeld |
| CURLYHAIR | Sun Nov 23, 1997 | See 11-Down | Christopher Hurt and Derek Tague |
| DATENIGHT | Thu Dec 3, 2015 | Time to get a babysitter, maybe | Patrick Merrell |
| DIDOKAY | Sun Jun 11, 2023 | Managed just fine | Sam Ezersky |
| EQUALOPPORTUNITY | Thu Nov 5, 2020 | Fair for everybody | Jeremy Newton |
| EYESTONE | Sun Oct 9, 1994 | Ophthalmologist's implement | Bryant White |
| HALFSIES | Mon Dec 23, 2024 | Two equal parts, to kids | Glenn Cook |
| INHOSPITAL | Fri Aug 27, 2010 | Like many laid-up Brits | Corey Rubin |
| JOHNNYCARSON | Sun Sep 5, 2021 | 30-year host of late-night TV | Grant Thackray |
| LAUGHINGJACKASS | Thu Jun 3, 2010 | Kookaburra | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| LIARSPOKER | Sat May 9, 2009 | Bluffing bar game | Brad Wilber |
| MADEINTHESHADE | Mon Jun 17, 2019 | On easy street | Erik Agard and Yacob Yonas |
| MISSMOLLY | Tue Apr 6, 2021 | See 35-Down | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| NUMERALS | Thu Jul 8, 2010 | Arabic characters | John Farmer |
| OILCITY | Wed Aug 11, 2021 | Pennsylvania petroleum center, once | Joe DiPietro |
| OMORE | Wed Feb 28, 2001 | Samuel Lover's "Rory ___" | A. J. Santora |
| ONESPADE | Fri Sep 1, 2006 | Bridge opening | David Quarfoot |
| PICNICHAMPER | Mon Apr 14, 2008 | Outdoor meal deterrent? | Christina Houlihan Kelly |
| POKEFUN | Sun Sep 15, 2024 | Tease | Aimee Lucido |
| POLEBEANS | Thu Aug 8, 2019 | Climbing vegetables | Timothy Polin |
| POTENTIALCONSEQUENCES | Sun May 12, 2013 | With 44-, 63-, 77- and 93-Across, a long-winded piece of advice | David J. Kahn |
| PRECIPICE | Sun Aug 18, 2013 | Jumping-off point | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SELS | Thu Jun 13, 1996 | French seasonings | D. J. Kahn |
| SOAPSTONE | Fri Aug 19, 2011 | Mineral used as chalk by tailors | Patrick Berry |
| SOGGIER | Sat Jul 30, 1994 | More like mush | Manny Nosowsky |
| SPACEBARS | Mon Mar 13, 2023 | Longest keys on keyboards | Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen |
| STELMOSFIRE | Sun Dec 15, 2019 | Weather phenomenon whose double lights were said to represent this puzzle's subjects | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen |
| TOOKATOLLON | Tue Mar 12, 2019 | Affected adversely, physically or psychologically | Jules Markey |
| TRYTORELAX | Tue Jul 27, 2021 | "Take a deep breath ..." | Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson |
| VOLLEYBALLS | Wed Feb 25, 2009 | They may be served at the beach | Kelly Browder |
| WORKAHOLICS | Fri Jan 23, 1998 | Busy bodies? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ZAPPER | Fri Feb 9, 2018 | Debugging tool? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |