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 50,526 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRMAILS | Mon Dec 27, 1993 | Sends quickly | Joel Davajan |
| ARCWELDS | Sun Apr 20, 2025 | Makeup of some metallic bonds | Victor Schmitt and Tracy Bennett |
| BATCHEDIT | Tue Feb 13, 2018 | Lived like a single guy | Bruce Haight |
| BIGTIP | Mon Jun 3, 2024 | Show of appreciation for great service | Alana Platt |
| BLOODDONORS | Thu Apr 12, 2012 | Some 26-/21-Down volunteers | Michael Shteyman |
| COSMONAUTS | Fri May 1, 1998 | They look in the Mir | John Wolting |
| DANITES | Sat Jan 13, 1996 | Hebrew tribe members | J. Page |
| DIEANOTHERDAY | Wed Jan 3, 2007 | 2002 Bond film | Kim Seidl |
| DIRTYPICTURE | Thu Jun 15, 2017 | *X-rated film | Richard F. Mausser |
| HERESHECOMES | Thu Oct 12, 2000 | Pageant announcement | A. J. Santora |
| HONOURS | Sun Nov 19, 2000 | Order of the British Empire and others | Cathy Millhauser |
| HUFFING | Wed Mar 4, 1998 | Winded | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| IAMSAMSAMIAM | Mon Jul 31, 2006 | Introduction in a Dr. Seuss book | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| INCOMEBRACKET | Mon May 5, 2008 | It helps determine how much tax you owe the I.R.S. | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| INCONSOLABLY | Wed Oct 19, 2022 | "What do you mean there are no PlayStations left in stock?" asked Tom ___ | Ryan Patrick Smith |
| KIDLIT | Tue May 16, 2017 | "Curious George" books, e.g. | Bruce Haight |
| KLEPT | Thu Dec 3, 1998 | Stealing: Prefix | Cathy Millhauser |
| MEGADEALS | Wed Jan 11, 2023 | Front-page mergers and acquisitions, e.g. | Victor Barocas |
| MUSTHAVE | Thu May 7, 2020 | Something indispensable | Bruce Haight and Peter A. Collins |
| PALPITATE | Sun Jan 28, 2024 | Tremble | Nathan Hasegawa |
| PENTARCH | Sun Jan 10, 1999 | One of five rulers | David J. Kahn |
| PERVERTS | Fri Dec 16, 2005 | Misapplies | Joe DiPietro |
| POCKETKNIFE | Sun Mar 19, 2006 | Handy-dandy tool | Michael Shteyman |
| PROMISEE | Fri May 4, 2007 | Beneficiary, of sorts | Manny Nosowsky |
| PULLUPTOTHECURB | Tue Jun 13, 2000 | Park | Peter Gordon |
| RECLUSE | Wed Aug 18, 2004 | Hermit | Nancy Salomon and Levi Denham |
| RINSERS | Wed Jan 7, 2015 | Some salon workers | Greg Johnson |
| SAVEPAR | Sun Dec 24, 2017 | Avoid a bogey, barely | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| SOEASY | Sat Apr 22, 2023 | A piece of cake | Byron Walden |
| SOIWASLIKE | Sat Mar 21, 2020 | Slangy part of a conversation recap | Damon Gulczynski |
| SORTE | Sun Jan 15, 1995 | French kind | Ernie Furtado |
| SURMISED | Sun Dec 11, 1994 | Engaged in conjecture | Wayne Robert Williams |
| SWEETKISS | Sun Jul 20, 1997 | Show of affection | Rich Norris |
| THEYREOFF | Wed Dec 7, 2005 | Track cry after "and" | Manny Nosowsky |
| THUMBARIDE | Thu Mar 10, 1994 | Hitch | Lois Sidway |
| TUNINGUP | Sun Jul 19, 2015 | Making a good pitch? | Tom McCoy |
| TUXEDOJUNCTION | Fri Oct 16, 2009 | "Where people go to dance the night away," in song | Karen M. Tracey |
| VISITED | Wed Jan 20, 1999 | Popped in on | Fred Piscop |
| WAITITI | Sun Jun 17, 2018 | Director Taika ___ | Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard |
| YESPLEASE | Sat Dec 3, 2011 | Polite acceptance | David Quarfoot |