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 50,891 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTSTUDENT | Fri Oct 9, 2009 | One whose oils may be graded | David Quarfoot |
| BASICFUNDAMENTALS | Sun Nov 13, 1994 | A B C's? | Frank A. Longo |
| BEHOLDER | Mon Apr 25, 2016 | Witness | Betty Keller |
| BRIANSSONG | Sat Jul 20, 2002 | 1971 TV tear-jerker | Dana Motley |
| CASHTRANSACTION | Sun May 3, 2009 | It's never made with plastic [Ohio] | Caleb Madison |
| CATCHARIDE | Fri Mar 25, 2005 | Cab it, e.g. | Harvey Estes |
| CENTERSOFATTENTION | Sun Jun 26, 1994 | What egotists want to be | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| COLPORTEUR | Sat May 27, 2017 | Peddler of religious literature | Damon Gulczynski |
| CROWDSURFS | Sat Oct 1, 2022 | Is propelled by fans | Natan Last |
| DEJAGER | Sat May 7, 2022 | Nikkie ___, beauty vlogger with more than 13 million followers on YouTube | Rachel Fabi |
| DUSTPANS | Tue Feb 27, 2001 | Sweepers' utensils | M. Preston Sherwood |
| FAILTO | Sun Sep 10, 2017 | Do not | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| FINIAL | Sat Jun 14, 2014 | Ornament at the top of a spire | Alex Vratsanos |
| FOREHEAD | Sun Mar 13, 2005 | Salute site | Patrick Merrell |
| GRAYDAY | Tue Nov 28, 2023 | Colorful rhyme for gloomy weather | Gia Bosko |
| HECKLED | Wed Dec 29, 1993 | Taunted | Harvey Estes |
| ITFACTOR | Sat Aug 24, 2019 | Personal magnetism | Sam Ezersky |
| MACERATE | Fri Aug 24, 2001 | Cause disintegration | Manny Nosowsky |
| MEDIABLOG | Fri Sep 3, 2021 | Site for a movie poster? | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Paolo Pasco |
| MESHHAT | Thu Jun 22, 2023 | Headwear with breathable fabric | Michael Baker and Jeff Chen |
| MICROGREENS | Thu Oct 31, 2024 | Certain edible seedlings | Sarah Sinclair and Paolo Pasco |
| MULCHED | Thu Mar 27, 1997 | Like many gardens | Alex Vaughn |
| NORWAYSPRUCE | Sun Nov 28, 2010 | Traditional centerpiece of 148-Across | Jeremy Newton |
| ORACLEOFOMAHA | Wed Jun 1, 2011 | Warren Buffett's sobriquet | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| PRERIGS | Thu Jan 9, 2020 | Sets up ahead of time, in jargon | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| PROWRESTLER | Fri Jun 2, 2006 | One who works for pin money? | Jim Page |
| PUBGRUB | Wed Jan 22, 2025 | Eats that pair well with beer | Landon Horton |
| REDLEAF | Thu May 16, 2024 | Colorful variety of lettuce | Sara Muchnick |
| REDLOBSTER | Fri Aug 20, 1999 | Popular restaurant | Manny Nosowsky |
| ROWHOUSES | Sun Dec 30, 2001 | Urban dwellings | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SETOFCLUBS | Sat Sep 4, 2010 | Course load? | Mark Diehl |
| SHEREHITE | Sat Oct 17, 1998 | "Women and Love" author | Bryant White |
| SLAKERS | Mon Apr 26, 2004 | Thirst quenchers | Merle Baker |
| SUITCASE | Sat Mar 28, 2020 | Rider on a carousel? | Erik Agard |
| TAKEMORE | Fri Apr 13, 2018 | "Help yourself, there's plenty left!" | Joe Krozel |
| THISMAGICMOMENT | Thu Apr 10, 1997 | Favorite 60's song of 36-Across? | David J. Kahn |
| TRIAMINIC | Thu Feb 15, 2018 | Cold medicine brand for kids | Peter Gordon |
| VACUO | Thu Dec 19, 2002 | In ___ (isolated) | Patrick Berry |
| VLADIMIRNABOKOV | Tue Aug 5, 2008 | Writer who created the character Vivian Darkbloom | joon and caroline pahk |
| ZEALOTRY | Fri Nov 8, 2024 | Fanaticism | Evans Clinchy |