This page is just for fun. It's a random collection of rare crossword answers; so rare that each appears only in a single Shortz Era puzzle. Bogus entries (thematic words that make sense only in that crossword) are excluded.
There are 43,895 unique Shortz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AINTNOBODY | Sat Jul 16, 2016 | 1983 hit for Rufus and Chaka Khan | Byron Walden |
| ARIZA | Wed Feb 25, 2015 | Trevor of the N.B.A. | Michael Shteyman |
| ASHPAN | Sun Jan 28, 2007 | Fireplace receptacle | Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke |
| ATTHETABLEOFBROTHERHOOD | Sun Jan 18, 1998 | End of the prophecy | Ed Early and Bob Klahn |
| BABYBLUE | Tue May 27, 2014 | *Like many a heartthrob's eyes | James Tuttle |
| BLACKANDTAN | Sun Jan 12, 2014 | *Bar glass that's half Bass, half dark malt | Andrew Chaikin |
| BOBTAILNAG | Sun Oct 22, 2000 | Bay's competition, in song | Henry Hook |
| CANVASTARP | Sat Jul 6, 2013 | It may cover all the bases | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| CHARCOAL | Sun Aug 9, 2009 | Backyard briquettes | Patrick Blindauer & Andrea Carla Michaels |
| COBOLCOMPUTERLANGUAGE | Sun May 9, 2010 | Programming tool created by Grace Hopper (1906-92) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| DARETODREAM | Sat Jan 6, 2018 | Have high hopes | Peter Wentz |
| DJBOOTH | Sat Oct 27, 2012 | Spinner's spot | Joon Pahk |
| DOUBLEBLIND | Wed Oct 8, 1997 | Kind of experiment | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| EASYFIX | Sun Jul 26, 2015 | Simple solution | Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen |
| EJECTIONS | Wed Nov 21, 2007 | Bouncers' tasks | Kelsey Blakley |
| ETRAIN | Thu Feb 9, 2017 | Ride to the World Trade Center | Ross Trudeau |
| EVILLY | Thu Apr 1, 1999 | In a bad way | Kelly Clark |
| FREAKOUTON | Fri Aug 28, 2015 | Subject to a hissy fit | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| GOESATIT | Sun Feb 15, 1998 | Argues vehemently | Rich Norris |
| GUMPS | Sun Nov 5, 1995 | Forrest's folks | Dean Niles |
| HANDTOOL | Mon Jan 31, 2005 | Screwdriver or wrench | Randall J. Hartman |
| ICEJAM | Mon Jun 22, 2009 | Winter river obstruction | Fred Piscop |
| MANLYGRACE | Tue Sep 26, 2000 | Tomboyish one? | Bill Ballard |
| MASKEDBALL | Mon Jan 25, 2016 | *Party with disguises | Ian Livengood |
| MEDIAKITS | Sat Apr 15, 2000 | Publicity material holders | Raymond Hamel |
| MOISTEST | Sat Dec 31, 2011 | Like the best chicken or turkey, say | Joe Krozel |
| PACKSIN | Sun Sep 24, 1995 | Stuffs | Randolph Ross |
| PALEFACE | Sat Aug 20, 1994 | '48 Bob Hope spoof, With ''The'' | Manny Nosowsky |
| PARKINGLOTS | Mon Sep 3, 2012 | Tailgate party places | C. W. Stewart |
| SAWFLY | Mon Sep 30, 1996 | Relative of the wasp | F. Piscop |
| SCROOGEMCDUCK | Thu Feb 7, 2002 | Cartoon millionaire created by Carl Barks | Patrick Berry |
| SERVIETTES | Sun Oct 22, 2006 | Hand cleaners at the dinner table | Harvey Estes |
| SIMONPETER | Fri Sep 7, 2001 | First pope | Manny Nosowsky |
| SKIPANTS | Thu Jun 2, 2005 | Close-fitting garment | Levi Denham |
| STEPOUTOF | Sun Apr 15, 2018 | Exit | Alex Bajcz |
| SUPERBOWLAD | Mon Feb 9, 2015 | Expensive annual commercial | Lynn Lempel |
| THESKYSTHELIMIT | Sun Oct 12, 2003 | "Anything you want" | David J. Kahn |
| TREMBLED | Mon Feb 9, 1998 | Shivered | Robert Dillman |
| TWANGER | Sun Jan 19, 1997 | Country guitar player, e.g. | B. Klahn |
| UNIVERSALREMOTE | Sat May 21, 2016 | Handy sofa item | Jason Flinn |