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 50,422 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRTESTS | Sat Jun 18, 1994 | Smog checks | Randolph Ross |
| AROACE | Sun Nov 9, 2025 | Like someone who experiences little to no amorous and sexual attraction, for short | Amie Walker |
| BANDSHELL | Mon Apr 18, 2022 | Outdoor concert stage | Carl Larson |
| BEERFRIDGE | Fri Mar 3, 2023 | Bud's place, perhaps | Eric Warren |
| BUICKDEALERSHIP | Wed Oct 8, 2008 | Place to get an Electra, once | Peter A. Collins |
| CHAPPELLE | Fri Dec 26, 2014 | Stand-up guy Dave | Patrick Berry |
| CLUMPS | Wed Jan 17, 1996 | Nuggets | L. Sidway |
| DIRTIES | Sun Sep 3, 2000 | Besmirches | David J. Kahn |
| DISCOBRA | Sun Nov 26, 2023 | Sequin-covered undergarment popularized by Lady Gaga | Adam Wagner and Michael Lieberman |
| EDERS | Sat Jan 13, 1996 | Drama critic Richard et al. | J. Page |
| ENGENDERED | Sun Oct 12, 2003 | Gave rise to | David J. Kahn |
| FORFEIT | Wed Jan 5, 2005 | Surrender | Michael Shteyman |
| HINDERS | Thu Dec 8, 2022 | Impedes | Grant Thackray |
| HONEYDEWS | Sun Apr 8, 2012 | Breakfast items often eaten with spoons | Daniel A. Finan |
| ILLSUITED | Fri Sep 6, 1996 | Poorly equipped | R. Norris |
| INDEXED | Thu Jan 28, 2010 | Like stocks and reference books | Raymond C. Young |
| JACKY | Sat Nov 13, 2004 | Country singer Ward | Frank Longo |
| JETHROTULL | Mon Feb 27, 2012 | Group with the 1971 3x platinum album "Aqualung" | Bill Thompson |
| JORUM | Sat Jul 12, 2003 | Large bowl for holding drink | Manny Nosowsky |
| JUMPATTHECHANCE | Mon May 13, 1996 | Not miss an opportunity | S. L. Robbins |
| JUSTDISCOVERED | Wed Sep 1, 2004 | New | Jim Conklin |
| KEEPTABS | Thu Jun 27, 2024 | Closely monitor, with "on" | Paolo Pasco and Sarah Sinclair |
| NORTHERNIRELAND | Mon Feb 11, 2002 | See 17-Across | Peter Gordon |
| OPENMARRIAGES | Sat Sep 6, 2025 | Swing states? | Kunal Nabar |
| ORDINATE | Sat Sep 29, 2001 | It helps pinpoint a point | Robert H. Wolfe |
| OZONEHOLES | Sun Jun 24, 2012 | Worrisome Arctic and Antarctic developments | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| PARENTHETIC | Mon Nov 18, 2013 | Like the end of this clue (in terms of punctuation) | Edgar Fontaine |
| PEKINGMAN | Thu Jan 29, 2015 | Archaeological discovery of the 1920s whose fossils have been missing since 1941 | John Farmer |
| PRIMARYDEBATE | Sun Jan 26, 2020 | Running argument? | Erik Agard |
| PRIORESSES | Sun Feb 22, 1998 | Some wimple wearers | Fred Piscop |
| RADIORANGE | Tue Jan 12, 2016 | Aerial navigation beacon | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| REDSTARS | Fri Sep 3, 1999 | Suns with low surface temperatures | David J. Kahn |
| SCOURING | Sun Sep 24, 1995 | Using elbow grease | Randolph Ross |
| SETDESIGNS | Fri Sep 10, 2021 | Backgrounds in theater | Adrian Kabigting |
| SQUAREBRACKET | Fri Jul 1, 2016 | Backslash neighbor | James Mulhern |
| STEADIED | Sun Oct 26, 2003 | Stabilized | Patrick Merrell |
| TASSETS | Sat Jun 9, 2018 | Plate armor designed to protect the thighs | Roland Huget |
| TIGERSHRIMP | Thu Oct 9, 2008 | Seafood cocktail ingredient | Doug Peterson |
| TOROIDAL | Fri Nov 16, 2001 | Doughnutlike | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| TOSIT | Sat Mar 12, 2005 | "I'll have ___ this one out" | Byron Walden |