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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADDICTED | Sun Nov 28, 2021 | Hooked | Jeff Kremer |
| ALITTLESOFTSHOE | Sun Aug 24, 1997 | Dancer's apparel? | Michael S. Maurer |
| ANOINTINGS | Fri Jan 8, 2016 | Acts in some rituals | Peter A. Collins |
| ATUS | Sat Sep 28, 2013 | "Look ___" (Vince Gill hit) | Joe Krozel |
| BACKSAVER | Sat Nov 8, 1997 | Labor convenience | Jim Page |
| BAREXAMS | Sun Sep 10, 2017 | Pre-practice tests? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| BEERBONG | Wed Jun 19, 2019 | Aid for getting drunk fast | Sam Trabucco |
| BEMA | Sun Aug 25, 2002 | Synagogue stage | Randolph Ross |
| BOBBYDARIN | Tue Aug 21, 2018 | 1950s-'60s teen idol who sang "Dream Lover" and "Splish Splash" | John Lieb and Andrea Yañes |
| CASUALS | Sat Aug 11, 2001 | Jeans and T-shirt, e.g. | David J. Kahn |
| CONSIGNED | Tue May 21, 2013 | Entrusted to another for safekeeping | Patrick McIntyre |
| COYOTESTATE | Sun Mar 26, 2000 | South Dakota | Manny Nosowsky |
| DMASS | Sun Nov 16, 2008 | Abbr. after Ted Kennedy's name | Merl Reagle |
| DOESOVER | Sun Apr 7, 2013 | Repeats | Matt Ginsberg |
| DYELOTS | Thu Aug 17, 2017 | What knitters need to match, often | Peter A. Collins |
| ENCOMIUM | Sat May 7, 2011 | Lofty praise | Tim Croce |
| GOOFUP | Thu Feb 20, 2020 | Flub | Joe Deeney |
| GOWEAK | Sat Aug 24, 2019 | Lose strength, as in the knees | Sam Ezersky |
| ILONG | Wed Aug 31, 1994 | "_____ to Belong to You" (1939 song) | Christopher Hurt |
| INDICTED | Mon Apr 17, 2006 | Charged with a crime | Larry Paul |
| JAMESAMICHENER | Sun Jun 28, 2009 | "The World Is My Home" memoirist, 1991 | Barry C. Silk |
| KAYAKED | Tue Jul 17, 2001 | Traveled like an Inuit | Fred Piscop |
| KOMEN | Wed Dec 28, 2022 | Susan G. ___ (breast cancer advocacy organization) | Josh Goodman |
| MARATHONER | Fri May 21, 2021 | One going the distance? | Sam Ezersky |
| NEATTRICK | Sat Oct 24, 2020 | "Ooh ... impressive!" | Byron Walden |
| PINOAK | Sun Jun 9, 2019 | Common landscaping tree with acorns | Seth A. Abel |
| POLEBEAN | Mon Oct 8, 2001 | Vinelike vegetable | Monica Krausse |
| POTSHOPS | Sun Aug 6, 2023 | Joint ventures? | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen |
| PUNTING | Sat Jun 25, 1994 | Play mainly for defense | Manny Nosowsky |
| QUEENSROOK | Wed Nov 22, 2000 | Piece in the lower left corner of the board | Fred Piscop |
| RELEARNS | Thu Apr 11, 2019 | Takes a refresher course in | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| SOLARENGINE | Sun Jan 8, 2023 | Converter of natural heat energy | Wyna Liu |
| STAFFED | Sun Apr 15, 2012 | Filled, as an office | Kevin G. Der |
| STOLGA | Sun Sep 5, 2010 | Her feast day is Jul. 11 | Will Nediger |
| TAKESASEAT | Sat Nov 9, 2013 | Settles in, say | Michael Ashley |
| THEGIRLNEXTDOOR | Fri May 20, 2016 | Approachable, unglamorous sort | Kristian House |
| THESTATENISLANDFERRY | Sun Nov 6, 2005 | Free service started in 1905 | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| WATCHWHATYOUSAY | Wed Sep 14, 1994 | Lip readers do this | Harvey Estes |
| WHATSCOOKING | Wed Oct 6, 2021 | "How are plans coming along?" | Jules Markey |
| WODEHOUSE | Fri Jan 26, 2001 | "Author! Author!" autobiographer | Joe DiPietro |