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 50,611 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLOWEDIN | Thu Jan 4, 2018 | [Answer found elsewhere] | Daniel Mauer |
| ANGELFISH | Mon Jun 10, 2024 | Striped swimmer named for a heavenly being | Kareem Ayas |
| BANKING | Sat Jun 26, 1999 | Passing notes | John Wolting |
| BREADSTICK | Thu May 1, 2008 | Crispy appetizer | Jim Leeds |
| CHECKPOINTCHARLIE | Thu Jun 27, 2019 | Famous symbol of the Cold War | Hoang-Kim Vu |
| CHRISTOPHERMARLOWE | Sun Jul 28, 2019 | Sometime collaborator with William Shakespeare, per the Oxford University Press | Christopher Adams |
| CLICKETYCLICK | Mon Sep 25, 2000 | Sound from a moving train | Peter Gordon |
| COACTS | Sun Jan 29, 2006 | Works together | Rich Norris |
| CREAMEDCORN | Tue Jul 22, 2003 | Mistreated vegetable? | Steven Kahn |
| DAVENPORT | Wed May 24, 2000 | Napping spot [Iowa] | Chuck Deodene |
| DIPSOS | Fri Jan 6, 2017 | Lushes | Jacob Stulberg |
| DRAGONSLAYER | Wed Jan 28, 2026 | Thick, spiked outer covering? | Kevin Curry |
| ENGIRD | Thu Jan 1, 2009 | Surround | Alan Arbesfeld |
| EXTREMECASE | Sat May 5, 2001 | Atypical example | Randolph Ross |
| GENERALCOUNSEL | Sun Mar 14, 2004 | Military adviser's other job? | Craig Kasper |
| GOOGOODOLLS | Sun Dec 13, 2009 | Band with the 1998 #1 hit "Iris" | Mike Shenk |
| HOTOVEN | Sun May 24, 2009 | Baking need | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| ITSNEVERTOOLATE | Sat Apr 23, 2011 | Comment to a procrastinator | Mike Nothnagel |
| KISSEDANDMADEUP | Sun Sep 22, 2019 | Reconciled, as a couple | Tracy Gray |
| LACAGE | Sun Jul 15, 2018 | Musical set in St.-Tropez, familiarly | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |
| MCINTOSH | Fri Dec 17, 1999 | An apple | Manny Nosowsky |
| MEDICINEBALLS | Fri Jul 30, 1999 | Exercise equipment | John Wolting |
| MESCALS | Fri Jul 12, 2019 | Drinks made from agave | Evan Kalish |
| MGMGRANDS | Sat Jul 2, 2005 | Gambling venues in Vegas and Detroit | Sherry O. Blackard |
| MIRTHFUL | Sat Mar 15, 1997 | Jolly | Daniel R. Stark |
| NEROL | Wed Nov 16, 1994 | Perfumery ingredient | Chuck Deodene |
| PAYINCREASES | Sun Jun 29, 2003 | Folded-up salary check? | Rich Norris |
| PEATBOGS | Thu Mar 8, 2001 | Fertilizer sources | Peter Gordon |
| PENALIZES | Sun Jun 21, 2009 | Puts in a box, maybe | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| PULPIT | Sun Jun 3, 2007 | Sermon site | Kelsey Blakley |
| SAVATE | Sat Feb 3, 2007 | Form of boxing using both the hands and feet | Rich Norris |
| SCISSORCUTS | Sun Nov 24, 2024 | Barbershop offerings | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| SHEMA | Sun Oct 12, 1997 | Jewish pledge of faith | Nancy Salomon |
| SHRINERS | Sat May 16, 2015 | Group governed by the Imperial Divan | Byron Walden |
| SMELLING | Sun Jan 10, 2010 | Picking up, as perfume | Mel Rosen |
| SWIMSUITS | Tue Jun 21, 2011 | Beachwear | Kelsey Boes |
| VEGANISM | Fri May 2, 1997 | Omission of all animal products from the diet | Matthew L. Jones |
| WENTOUTONALIMB | Sat Sep 18, 2021 | Really risked it | Ryan McCarty |
| WISEASANOWL | Mon Mar 24, 2003 | Very bright | Alison D. Donald |
| YOGASESSION | Sat Nov 12, 2022 | Time when it helps to be flexible | Billy Bratton |