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 50,872 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLUVIAL | Tue Aug 2, 2011 | Like soil in a delta | Albert R. Picallo |
| ARTHURIAN | Fri Mar 26, 2010 | In days of knights? | Henry Hook |
| ATTENTIONSEEKER | Tue Jan 14, 2025 | Publicity hound | Lance Enfinger |
| BACKORDERED | Tue Oct 20, 2020 | Like goods that are temporarily out of stock ... or a hint, alphabetically, to the answers to the starred clues | Jeff Chen |
| BAKKER | Sun Mar 26, 2006 | Televangelist paroled in 1993 | Patrick Berry |
| CALENDARREFORM | Mon Oct 9, 2017 | The change from Julian to Gregorian ... or what would be needed to make 20-, 31- and 40-Across possible? | Joe Deeney |
| CONTRARIANS | Sat Feb 15, 2025 | They beg to differ | David P. Williams |
| CORPSMAN | Thu Jan 13, 2000 | Army medic | A. J. Santora |
| FRESHPAIROFEYES | Sun Sep 19, 2021 | New look provider ... or a homophonic hint to this puzzle's theme | Peter Gordon |
| FRIENDLYREMINDER | Sat Jun 14, 2025 | Gentle nudge | Barbara Lin |
| FUMET | Mon Oct 21, 2013 | Strong, seasoned stock, in cookery | Gary Cee |
| GATEAGENT | Mon Mar 16, 2026 | Staffer in a flight terminal | Jamey Smith |
| HERNO | Wed Dec 7, 1994 | "Tell _____" (1965 Zombies hit) | Chet Currier |
| HOLODECKS | Sun Nov 7, 2021 | "Star Trek" virtual reality chambers | Sid Sivakumar |
| HOMEPAGES | Sun Dec 25, 2022 | "Little House on the Prairie," e.g.? | John Martz |
| IBMWORKERS | Thu Jul 1, 1999 | Big Blue employees | Alan Arbesfeld |
| ICANTSTOP | Fri Apr 14, 2023 | Addict's plaint | Billy Bratton and Clay Haddock |
| INASHELL | Sun Aug 21, 2005 | Emotionally withdrawn | Byron Walden |
| ISAMUNOGUCHI | Wed Oct 13, 2021 | "Red Cube" sculptor with an eponymous museum in New York | Brianne McManis |
| LITTLEKNOWNFACT | Sat Jul 7, 2018 | Fun bit of trivia | Ryan McCarty |
| LIVEIN | Mon Feb 9, 2015 | Like some help and boyfriends | Lynn Lempel |
| LOOSETOOTH | Wed Mar 27, 2024 | *Wiggler in a child's mouth | Rich Katz |
| NOTFIT | Sun Apr 20, 2025 | Out of shape | Victor Schmitt and Tracy Bennett |
| RINSINGS | Thu Jun 28, 2012 | Steps in a salon | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| RIPOSTED | Sat Apr 14, 2012 | Jabbed back | Mark Diehl |
| SALPA | Fri May 19, 2000 | Marine creature with a transparent, saclike body | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| SAVAGELY | Sun Apr 10, 2005 | How bitter enemies attack | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SCOURING | Sun Sep 24, 1995 | Using elbow grease | Randolph Ross |
| SCREWBALLCOMEDY | Mon Nov 7, 2005 | "The Thin Man," for one | Jay Livingston |
| SCRIPTWRITER | Sun Jun 6, 2010 | Wordsmith [in cursive] | Daniel A. Finan |
| SHORTSHEET | Mon Dec 6, 2010 | Pull a bed prank on | Richard Chisholm |
| SILKTREE | Tue May 23, 2006 | Ornamental plant with fernlike foliage | Alan Arbesfeld |
| SINGULAR | Tue Dec 22, 2015 | Atypical ... or like the first word in the answer to 18-, 24-, 51- or 62-Across | Tom McCoy |
| STANDINLINE | Sun Apr 15, 2018 | Understudy's delivery? | Alex Bajcz |
| SWINGBRIDGE | Mon Apr 12, 2004 | Pivoting span on a river | Gail Grabowski |
| TENLITTLEINDIANS | Sun Apr 23, 1995 | Agatha Christie mystery | Randolph Ross |
| VHONE | Fri Jul 10, 1998 | MTV alternative | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| WARNINGHIGHTIDE | Tue May 28, 2024 | Beach posting | Chris Leatherberry |
| WINNINGTHEPRIZE | Mon Apr 9, 2001 | Champion's achievement | Mel and Peggy Rosen |
| XTIMESY | Sat May 26, 2012 | Basic bit of algebra | Peter Wentz |