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 50,597 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVISEE | Sat Sep 2, 1995 | Person getting counseling | Manny Nosowsky |
| ASHRAF | Wed Apr 30, 2025 | ___ Ghani, former Afghan president | Adam Vincent |
| ATTICDOOR | Sat Oct 14, 2017 | One way to the top | Sam Ezersky |
| BLACKENED | Wed Jul 10, 2024 | Like much Cajun chicken | Hal Moore |
| BLUEPENCILS | Tue Oct 16, 2001 | Edits | Sarah Keller |
| BLUERIBBONJURY | Mon Jul 16, 2012 | Panel for a complex legal case | Randall J. Hartman |
| CAFERESTAURANTS | Fri Mar 5, 2004 | Some hotel adjuncts | Gary Steinmehl |
| CALLEDTO | Wed Jun 7, 2017 | Hailed from afar | Timothy Polin |
| CATCH22 | Fri Jan 1, 2021 | Inescapable bind | Milo Beckman |
| CREPEMIX | Fri Oct 25, 2024 | Timesaver for a breakfast chef | Alex Murphy |
| CUTONESLOSSES | Fri Apr 16, 1999 | Bailed out, in a manner of speaking | John Wolting |
| DIRIGIBLES | Thu Jul 16, 2009 | Ships whose rudders don't touch water | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| DJJAZZYJEFF | Sat Aug 28, 1999 | Half of a hip-hop duo | Frank Longo |
| DOVEY | Mon Sep 25, 2017 | See 58-Across | Bruce Haight |
| DYEDHAIR | Sun Jun 19, 2022 | Locks that have been changed | Jeremy Newton |
| FINGERS | Wed Sep 24, 2025 | With 57-Across, gesture depicted by this puzzle's circled letters | Peter A. Collins |
| FORDLINE | Sun Oct 29, 2017 | F-150s or Thunderbirds, or a further hint to 76-Across | Ross Trudeau |
| HEREXCELLENCY | Sun Aug 10, 2014 | *What to call a female ambassador [the Johnsons] | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| HIGHEARTH | Sun Jul 17, 2022 | Like a geocentric orbit in which the orbital period is more than 24 hours | Greg Slovacek |
| IMPERMEABLE | Sat Oct 30, 2004 | Hard | Byron Walden |
| KABUKITHEATER | Sun Sep 21, 2025 | Traditional form of Japanese drama | Adrianne Baik |
| KETTI | Sun May 7, 1995 | "Look Homeward, Angel" dramatist _____ Frings | Bob Klahn |
| KEYOFE | Sun May 21, 2017 | Setting for spring in Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" | Randolph Ross |
| MARTIALLAW | Sat Sep 21, 2024 | Something invoked in an emergency | David Karp |
| NYONGO | Tue May 23, 2023 | Actress Lupita | Lee Taylor |
| OBAMASUPPORTER | Sat Jan 16, 2021 | One with a "Yes we can" attitude | Sam Ezersky |
| PENUCHE | Sun Jan 8, 1995 | Fudgelike candy | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| PROBLEMCHILD | Wed Jan 16, 2008 | Parent's handful | Barry C. Silk |
| RAISMAN | Tue Mar 15, 2022 | Gymnast Aly with three Olympic gold medals | Michael Lieberman |
| SALTANDPEPPER | Mon Sep 13, 1999 | Speckled, as hair | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| SHELVED | Tue Jul 3, 2001 | Put on hold | Randall J. Hartman |
| SHELVES | Thu Nov 2, 1995 | Puts aside | Wayne Robert Williams |
| SPUES | Sun Apr 30, 2006 | Gushes forth: Var. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| STORERS | Wed Feb 7, 2018 | Warehouse workers | Stu Ockman |
| TABLOIDTV | Sat Feb 24, 2007 | Sensational news format | Byron Walden |
| TELLNOONE | Fri Jan 14, 2022 | "This better not get out" | Matthew Stock and Sid Sivakumar |
| TERRAINS | Sat May 12, 2007 | Tracts | Rich Norris |
| WIFIPASSWORD | Fri Apr 10, 2020 | Deterrent to squatting | Byron Walden |
| WMARKFELT | Fri Jul 1, 2005 | Deep Throat's identity | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| YOUVEGOTMAIL | Mon Dec 6, 2021 | 1998 Hanks/Ryan rom-com ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across | Emily Rourke |