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 50,732 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEATRICE | Thu Oct 17, 1996 | Dante's beloved | J. R. Conrad |
| BONEMASS | Tue Nov 21, 2017 | Factor in diagnosing osteoporosis | Brian Thomas |
| BONGJOONHO | Fri Apr 2, 2021 | First Korean to win the Best Director Oscar | Kyra Wilson and Sophia Maymudes |
| BYNOMEANS | Fri Dec 5, 2008 | Not at all | Joe Krozel |
| CANADIANS | Sat Apr 8, 2023 | Hosts of the 1988 and 2010 Winter Olympics | Sid Sivakumar |
| CRAYOLACRAYONS | Tue Oct 13, 2015 | Art supplies since 1903 | Patrick Berry |
| CRIMEDRAMA | Fri May 9, 2025 | Feature focused on investigation and resolution | Willa Angel Chen Miller and Erik Agard |
| CUPOLAS | Tue Jun 21, 2011 | Cathedral toppers | Kelsey Boes |
| DOORMAN | Thu Apr 1, 2021 | Quite a job, you have to admit? | Sam Ezersky |
| DRILLRIG | Tue Apr 27, 2004 | Oil company structure | Janet R. Bender |
| ENTRANCEHALL | Tue Aug 10, 2004 | Foyer | Sarah Keller |
| FRIEDGREENTOMATOES | Sun Jun 19, 2016 | 1991 film with the tagline "The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce" | David Woolf |
| GOESCUCKOOOVER | Tue Jul 22, 2025 | Enjoys immensely | Jeremy Newton |
| GOLDMINER | Fri Mar 23, 2018 | One for whom a flash in the pan is a good thing | Erik Agard |
| GOOSEBERRY | Tue Jul 1, 2025 | *Fruit from a bush, much used in pies and jams | Adam Aaronson and Michael Garbus |
| HITSFOR | Sun Jun 26, 2016 | Takes the place of, in batting | Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen |
| HOTTUNA | Thu Jul 27, 2017 | Blues-rock group that grew out of Jefferson Airplane | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| IMNOUSE | Thu Oct 14, 2021 | "What's the point in me even trying" | Matt Fuchs |
| JACKET | Thu Oct 9, 2014 | - | Joel Fagliano |
| LILTER | Sun Jul 13, 2014 | Traditional Gaelic singer | Tom McCoy |
| MERSENNE | Sun Jul 31, 2005 | French mathematician Marin ___ | Mark Feldman |
| NETSHOTS | Sat Jul 10, 2010 | Badminton dinks | Joe DiPietro |
| NONEGOS | Sun Jul 15, 2018 | Worlds external to the mind | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |
| PIBBXTRA | Sat Feb 3, 2018 | Coca-Cola product since 2001 | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |
| PITHIEST | Wed Sep 10, 2003 | Most succinct | Patrick Berry |
| PREAKNESS | Sat May 2, 2009 | Part of the 23-Across | Peter A. Collins |
| RETUSE | Sun Jun 19, 1994 | Rounded and notched, as a leaf | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
| SCOTTISHEEL | Sun Sep 6, 2009 | Fish in a firth? | Robert H. Wolfe |
| SERV | Tue Mar 8, 2011 | I.R.S. part: Abbr. | Paul Hunsberger |
| SEWARDSFOLLY | Tue Jul 10, 2001 | Alaska | Patrick Merrell |
| SHOWBOATING | Sun May 7, 2023 | Ostentatious behavior | Will Nediger |
| SMOKEYS | Wed May 28, 2025 | Troopers, on a CB radio | Peter A. Collins |
| SODAMIXER | Thu Oct 4, 2018 | Ingredient in some cocktails ... or a hint to the last words in 17-, 23-, 32-, 43- and 48-Across | Joon Pahk |
| STOCKEXCHANGES | Fri Apr 3, 2015 | Trading places | Patrick Berry |
| TIPSONESHAT | Fri Jan 6, 2017 | Shows respect, in a way | Jacob Stulberg |
| TREADEDON | Fri Feb 2, 2018 | Trampled | Randolph Ross |
| TVCREW | Thu May 12, 2016 | Camera operators, gaffers, etc. | James Tuttle |
| WEENESS | Sat Aug 31, 2002 | Insignificance | Trip Payne |
| WORLDWAR | Wed Feb 22, 1995 | Background setting for 7 Down | Wayne Robert Williams |
| YAHOOMAIL | Fri Feb 3, 2017 | App with an envelope icon | Paolo Pasco |