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 50,639 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQUALUNGS | Fri Feb 9, 2024 | These might help people take deep breaths | Christina Iverson |
| ASBIGASAHOUSE | Sun Nov 4, 2018 | Awfully large | Patrick Berry |
| BABYGROOT | Fri Jan 30, 2026 | Small branch of Marvel Comics? | Robyn Weintraub |
| BLACKKNIGHT | Thu Feb 25, 1999 | Mysterious "Ivanhoe" character, with "the" | Jim Page |
| BYYOURLEAVE | Sun Jul 10, 2016 | Request for permission | Patrick Berry |
| CHRISSIEHYNDE | Fri Oct 8, 2010 | The great Pretender? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| CLOTHDIAPER | Tue May 31, 2022 | Alternative to Huggies or Luvs | Sam Buchbinder and Brad Wilber |
| CYCAD | Fri Jun 2, 2017 | Palmlike tropical plant | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins |
| DISMISSAL | Sun Feb 19, 1995 | Ouster | Alfio Micci |
| EGOMASSAGES | Tue Aug 9, 2022 | Flatters in order to boost self-esteem | Bruce Haight |
| EMUEGG | Wed Nov 27, 2019 | Delicate surface for Aboriginal art | Matthew Sewell and Jeff Chen |
| FIXON | Wed May 18, 2011 | Choose definitely | David J. Kahn |
| FLIMSYALIBI | Wed Aug 14, 2013 | You can hardly believe it | Sarah Keller |
| FOBBING | Sat Apr 2, 2005 | Foisting (off) | Byron Walden |
| GODMOTHERS | Wed Aug 13, 2003 | Some bringers of baby gifts | Charles E. Gersch |
| HITSPAYDIRT | Thu Sep 23, 1999 | Gets rich, as an archeologist? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| INSEATTLE | Mon Oct 2, 2006 | See 33-Across | Harvey Estes |
| JAINS | Sat Jul 27, 2019 | Believers who practice ahimsa, strict nonviolence to all living creatures | Byron Walden |
| LAYERCAKES | Fri Jul 31, 2020 | They're made up of stacked sheets | Claire Rimkus and Erik Agard |
| LEADPIPES | Fri Mar 5, 2004 | Potential sources of poisoning | Gary Steinmehl |
| LIDOS | Sun May 22, 2011 | Fashionable beach resorts | Bob Klahn |
| LIFETIMEBAN | Fri Dec 2, 2022 | Highest bar? | Scott Earl |
| MADETRACKS | Sun Apr 27, 2014 | The sound technician ... | John Lampkin |
| MAMACASSELLIOT | Mon Feb 28, 2011 | "Heavyweight" of 1960s folk/pop | Mike Buckley |
| NOLOADS | Sat Aug 9, 2008 | Parts of some portfolios, informally | Mark Diehl |
| OPTIMISTIC | Sat May 13, 1995 | Upbeat | Nancy Joline |
| PAAVONURMI | Sat Dec 27, 2008 | Track gold medalist in three 1920s Olympics | Karen M. Tracey |
| PARKEDIT | Thu Dec 9, 2004 | Sat down, slangily | Paula Gamache |
| PESTE | Sat Sep 1, 2001 | Plague, to Camus | Dana Motley |
| PUTAFIREUNDERIT | Mon Aug 9, 2004 | "Faster!" | M. Francis Vuolo |
| QUINTE | Sat Jun 17, 2017 | Fifth of eight parrying positions in fencing | Ryan McCarty |
| ROUNDSOFF | Fri Jul 12, 1996 | Approximates | Chuck Deodene |
| SEXDRIVE | Thu Apr 22, 2010 | Libido | Caleb Madison |
| SPADECASINO | Sun Sep 21, 2008 | Card game played to 61 | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| SQUAREDUP | Sun Jan 19, 2025 | (Pixar movie)2 | Emily Sharp and Kunal Nabar |
| TABRIZ | Sat Apr 19, 1997 | Valued Persian carpet | Rich Norris |
| THRALLS | Sun Jul 13, 2008 | Slaves | Matt Ginsberg |
| TIEINSALE | Fri Jul 26, 2002 | Two-for-one deal, say | Manny Nosowsky |
| TRAINLOAD | Mon Nov 11, 2002 | Huge quantity | Gregory E. Paul |
| TRIEDHARD | Wed Sep 18, 2024 | Gave it one's all | Casey Callaghan and Will Nediger |