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 50,246 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARONJUDGE | Mon Aug 4, 2025 | Yankees slugger who hit a record-setting 62 home runs in 2022 | Patti Varol |
| ASKSUP | Fri Oct 21, 1994 | Invites, as to an apartment | Mark Diehl |
| BEDCURTAIN | Sat May 11, 2002 | Privacy protector, of a sort | Mark Diehl |
| BGIRLS | Sun Apr 8, 2007 | Saloon habitués, slangily | Byron Walden |
| BLOWBY | Sun Dec 31, 1995 | Auto engine leakage | Bob Klahn |
| CHICAGOSUNTIMES | Fri Dec 9, 2016 | Where Roger Ebert's reviews appeared for 47 years | David Phillips |
| CLAMBERED | Sat Aug 10, 1996 | Went up like a monkey | R. Norris |
| CLIOAWARD | Sun May 30, 2021 | Honor named for a Greek goddess | Adam Wagner |
| COMBOS | Tue Nov 17, 2020 | Jazz ensembles | Kyle Dolan |
| DEPARTMENT | Tue Mar 25, 2025 | Cabinet division | Bob Benson |
| DIPSOS | Fri Jan 6, 2017 | Lushes | Jacob Stulberg |
| FILAS | Mon Jan 28, 2019 | Alternatives to Nikes | Thomas van Geel |
| GOOGLING | Wed Apr 30, 2008 | Solver's online recourse | Henry Hook |
| GRANDSTANDSEATS | Fri Feb 5, 2016 | Setting for fans | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| GREERGARSON | Sun Jul 23, 1995 | Top female box-office draw in 1945 | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| HEADCHEF | Wed May 6, 2020 | Director of many courses | Ali Gascoigne |
| HEALTHBARS | Wed Nov 6, 2024 | Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters | Adam Aaronson |
| HEXBOLT | Fri Jun 18, 2010 | Common metal fastener | Karen M. Tracey |
| ITSGONNACOSTYOU | Thu Apr 26, 2007 | Bargaining phrase ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme | Mike Nothnagel |
| LAPSUS | Sat Oct 14, 1995 | Slip-up | Alex K. Justin |
| LIEINIT | Sun Nov 17, 2019 | What to do once you've made your bed, per a saying | Randolph Ross |
| LIKEAROCK | Wed Aug 22, 2007 | Chevy truck slogan, once | Patrick Blindauer |
| MANROOT | Sat Nov 23, 2002 | American morning glory | Dana Motley |
| MATMAN | Mon Jan 3, 2005 | Wrestler | Gregory E. Paul |
| MERRYWIDOWWALTZ | Wed Feb 5, 1997 | Lehar work, with "The" | J. Schmalzbach |
| MESSENGERS | Fri Jun 15, 2007 | Angels | Nancy Joline |
| MOURNERS | Sun May 23, 1999 | Wake attendees | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| NOTIFICATION | Sun Mar 9, 2008 | See 24-Across | Patrick Berry |
| OFCOURSENOT | Wed Feb 8, 2012 | "No way!" | Lynn Lempel |
| ORGANLOFTS | Sat Feb 19, 1994 | Church areas | Charles E. Gersch |
| PLOPPLOP | Sun Jun 10, 2007 | Initial sounds of a relief effort? | Bob Klahn |
| ROTISSERIEOVENS | Fri Aug 13, 2021 | Revolutionary inventions in the cooking world? | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins |
| SCALEMODEL | Wed Mar 28, 2018 | Creation from a kit | Peter Gordon |
| SMOKESCREEN | Thu Nov 28, 2024 | Ruse designed to disguise | Ricky J. Sirois |
| SQUAREDANCE | Wed Apr 18, 2012 | Hoedown activity ... or what each group of circled letters is? | Steven Riley |
| STAYNIGHT | Thu Apr 10, 2003 | Attend a slumber party, literally? | Chuck Menning and Mitch Komro |
| TAIT | Wed Aug 28, 2013 | Mathematical physicist Peter who pioneered in knot theory | Erik Agard |
| THERETHERENOW | Mon Jan 1, 2024 | Soothing words | Harry Zheng |
| TOSSESIN | Sat Sep 4, 2010 | Adds | Mark Diehl |
| WEPTFOR | Sat Sep 4, 2010 | Lamented | Mark Diehl |