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 49,885 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELENOS | Fri Mar 18, 2016 | Kings' supporters | Michael Wiesenberg |
| APOCKET | Fri Oct 24, 1997 | It's full of rye, in rhyme | Frank Longo |
| AROUNDNOON | Wed Oct 4, 2017 | Where "midday" and "one" are in the dictionary? | Evan Mahnken |
| BBQWINGS | Sat Aug 25, 2018 | Sweet-and-spicy sports bar snack | Sam Ezersky |
| CHRYSLERS | Sun Mar 12, 2023 | PT Cruisers, e.g. | David Tuffs |
| CIELO | Sun Apr 8, 2007 | Spanish sky | Byron Walden |
| CLOISTERED | Fri Apr 7, 1995 | Seclusive | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| COLECO | Sat Oct 19, 2013 | First marketer of Cabbage Patch Kids | Peter Wentz |
| DREDGEDUP | Fri Sep 13, 1996 | Brought to the surface | M. Nosowsky |
| DREWALONGBREATH | Sat Nov 5, 1994 | Inspired (very much so!) | Manny Nosowsky |
| ELSALANCHESTER | Sun Dec 10, 2017 | "Bride of Frankenstein" actress, 1935 | Erik Agard and Laura Braunstein |
| FRESHLY | Sat Nov 18, 2000 | Anew | Rich Norris |
| GATHERIN | Fri Mar 9, 2012 | Amass | Tim Croce |
| GUNBOAT | Sat Dec 17, 1994 | PT 109, e.g. | Chuck Deodene |
| HONORING | Sat Jul 15, 2000 | Eulogist's activity | David J. Kahn |
| KIDSAROUND | Sun Sep 13, 2015 | Joshes | Joe DiPietro |
| KNOCKKNOCKWHOSTHERE | Sun Feb 2, 2014 | Start of many jokes | Dick Shlakman and Jeff Chen |
| LABNEH | Sat Aug 12, 2023 | Yogurt dip often served with pita | Rachel Fabi and Christina Iverson |
| MAKELIKE | Fri Sep 2, 2005 | Ape | Sherry O. Blackard |
| MAKESHEADLINES | Fri Jan 24, 2025 | Is big in the news | Ernest Lim |
| MARIACHIS | Wed Feb 15, 1995 | Mexican dance musicians | Harvey Estes |
| METEOROID | Sun Jul 28, 2013 | Space rock, maybe | Andrew Reynolds |
| MINTSAUCE | Fri Apr 12, 2024 | Accompaniment for roast lamb | Evan Kalish |
| OPIUMWAR | Sun Jun 24, 2001 | Old Britain-China conflict | Randolph Ross |
| PLATDUJOUR | Mon May 2, 1994 | Restaurant special | James L. Beatty |
| REGALEMENT | Fri Dec 7, 2018 | Wining and dining | Sam Trabucco |
| SENDITBACK | Fri Nov 1, 2024 | Line from an unhappy diner | Spencer Leach |
| SINGLEMALT | Sun Jan 13, 2019 | The confirmed bachelor ordered a ... | Andy Kravis |
| SMOKEDSALMON | Mon Nov 18, 2002 | Surf serving #3 | Nancy Salomon and Gail Grabowski |
| SWIMMEETS | Sun Jan 17, 2021 | Pool competitions | Tracy Gray and Tom Pepper |
| TESTFOR | Sat Nov 30, 1996 | Try to find, in a doctor's office | R. Norris |
| TOHAVE | Thu Jul 16, 2009 | Start of a Hemingway title | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| TUNATACO | Sun Apr 6, 2025 | Mexican dish with ahi | Kareem Ayas |
| WAXONWAXOFF | Tue Aug 28, 2018 | Teaching catchphrase popularized by "The Karate Kid" | Brian Thomas |
| WELLKNIT | Wed Dec 17, 2014 | Tightly interlocked | Stu Ockman |
| WILDPITCHES | Thu Feb 29, 2024 | Mistakes in baseball ... or what 18-, 24-, 34- and 51-Across might produce? | Esha Datta |
| YAMMERER | Sun May 16, 2010 | Kvetch | Matt Ginsberg |
| YOUBLOCKHEAD | Thu Jun 24, 2021 | Lucy van Pelt's frequent outburst to Charlie Brown ... or how to fill some squares in this puzzle? | Danny Lawson |
| YOURRESULTSMAYDIFFER | Sun Dec 7, 2003 | In other words, no way it'll perform as advertised | Sherry O. Blackard |