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 49,793 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLMEN | Thu Feb 7, 2013 | Those created equal, per Jefferson | David Levinson Wilk |
| BERNADETTE | Sat Sep 25, 2004 | Peasant girl who became the saint of Lourdes | Byron Walden |
| BIGSMILE | Sun Oct 19, 2008 | Photographer's request, maybe | Joe DiPietro |
| BISCAYNEBAY | Tue Jun 2, 2020 | View off the coast of Miami | John Guzzetta |
| BOROUGHS | Thu Feb 21, 2013 | New York City composition | Paul Hunsberger |
| BRIOCHEBUN | Sat Mar 16, 2024 | Artisanal hamburger option | Carly Schuna |
| BROLLIES | Sat Aug 3, 1996 | Rain protectors, in London | A. D. Cover |
| BRUSHON | Thu May 23, 2024 | Add evenly, as a marinade | Adam Wagner |
| CARETAKERS | Thu Jul 5, 2012 | Nurses, e.g. | Ian Livengood |
| CLUCKERS | Sun Jul 25, 1999 | Hens | Charles M. Deber |
| DISARMAMENT | Sat Dec 6, 1997 | Today's theme, which will help answer the six capitalized clues | David J. Kahn |
| DOLLEDUP | Sun Jun 30, 1996 | Dressed to the nines | R. Norris |
| EXPATRIOT | Thu Mar 4, 2010 | Football's Adam Vinatieri, e.g. | David J. Kahn |
| FALLINGBLOCKS | Thu Oct 25, 2012 | See 16-Across | Caleb Rasmussen |
| FLOATIE | Sun Jun 18, 2023 | Kid's buoyancy aid | Joe DiPietro |
| FOUNDING | Sun Jun 23, 2013 | Setting up | Patrick Berry |
| FREDERICKSBURG | Tue Aug 9, 1994 | Battle in which Lee defeated Burnside | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| GASPIPES | Thu Oct 4, 2018 | Main connections, of a sort | Joon Pahk |
| GODSWOUNDS | Thu Jun 12, 2008 | Phrase from which the exclamation "Zounds!" comes | Alex Boisvert |
| GOPS | Sun Aug 11, 1996 | Quadrennial conventioners | M. Schneider |
| GRAPESODAS | Fri Feb 3, 2023 | Crush cans, maybe | Barbara Lin |
| GUNUSERS | Mon Jul 23, 2018 | N.R.A. members | Todd Gross |
| HAPPENON | Mon Jun 19, 2006 | Discover accidentally | Raymond Hamel |
| HOAXING | Sat May 30, 2009 | April Fools' Day activity | Matt Ginsberg |
| ISPEPSIOK | Fri Aug 2, 2024 | Server's question after a drink order | Kate Chin Park |
| LEGISLATURE | Sat Apr 12, 2014 | Diet, e.g. | Mel Rosen |
| MALCOLMFORBES | Sun Sep 1, 1996 | "By the time we've made it, we've had it" | D. J. Kahn |
| MERYLS | Tue Jun 11, 1996 | Actress Streep et al. | G. E. Paul |
| MILKMEN | Sun Apr 17, 1994 | Vanishing delivery people | R. M. Hopkins |
| NARRAGANSETTBAY | Sat Sep 7, 2002 | Providence locale | Patrick Berry |
| NAUSEE | Thu Mar 12, 2009 | Sartre novel, with "La" | David Chapus |
| OLIVERMELLORS | Sun Sep 29, 2002 | Lady Chatterley's Lover | Randolph Ross |
| PERFORATION | Wed Sep 11, 2019 | Ace in the hole? | Ned White |
| SNIFFLER | Wed Apr 7, 2004 | One showing signs of a cold | Nancy Salomon |
| SOVIETRUBLE | Sat Nov 3, 2012 | Coin featuring a hammer and sickle | Milo Beckman |
| TEDKOPPEL | Tue Sep 18, 2012 | Longtime "Nightline" host | Andrew Reynolds |
| THESHIELD | Sat Sep 28, 2019 | Hit FX police drama of 2002-08 | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| TOUCHTONEPHONES | Thu Oct 1, 2020 | Products since the 1960s ... on which you can see five "key" things depicted in this puzzle | Adam Fromm |
| VARI | Sat Mar 12, 1994 | Diverse: Prefix | Rand H. Burns |
| WINEMAKING | Fri May 18, 2018 | Industry filled with press releases | Ryan McCarty |