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 50,901 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADNOUN | Sun May 10, 2026 | "Meek" in "Blessed are the meek," e.g. | Rachel Fabi and Adam Wagner |
| AIRFORCE | Fri Jul 11, 2014 | Jet pack? | Sam Ezersky and Victor Fleming |
| ALONGS | Tue Jun 7, 1994 | Take- _____ (accompaniers) | Ernie Furtado |
| BARTERED | Mon Oct 11, 2004 | Made a cashless transaction | Jim Hyres |
| BONDGIRL | Wed Jul 13, 2011 | Maud Adams, twice | Joon Pahk |
| BRAVERY | Thu Oct 11, 2018 | Extremely | Johanna Fenimore and Jeff Chen |
| BREAKROOM | Fri Jul 23, 2021 | Spot of coffee? | Michael Hawkins |
| BRIDGES | Thu Oct 28, 2010 | George Washington and others | David J. Kahn |
| BULLDOG | Mon Apr 12, 2021 | Yale's Handsome Dan mascot, for one | Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz |
| CHEAPWINE | Mon Oct 10, 2022 | Cabernet or merlot sold in a box, say | Byron Walden |
| CODGER | Thu Nov 28, 2019 | Cantankerous sort | Timothy Polin |
| DEATHTRAPS | Fri Feb 28, 2020 | Dangerous places | Aimee Lucido |
| EBATES | Thu Mar 26, 2026 | Some online discounts | Alex Murphy |
| ENCHANTEDISLAND | Wed Jun 6, 2012 | Puerto Rico, affectionately, with "the" | Gary Cee |
| FIRSTLOOK | Thu Dec 19, 2019 | Unveiling | Andy Kravis and Erik Agard |
| FIVECARDSTUD | Sat Aug 25, 2001 | Calls may be made in it | Frank Longo |
| GIVEANDGO | Fri Mar 29, 2013 | Offensive play in 35-/40-Across | Josh Knapp |
| GOODDOG | Mon Jun 3, 2019 | Praise after a proper response to the end of the answer to each starred clue | Lynn Lempel |
| HARLEYDAVIDSON | Wed Dec 30, 2009 | Company with the stock ticker symbol HOG | Adam Cohen |
| HYPNOS | Sun Apr 22, 2018 | Greek god of sleep | Ross Trudeau |
| JOYRIDING | Thu Jun 17, 2010 | Pastime for a car thief, perhaps | Corey Rubin |
| LEGGOMYEGGO | Sun Apr 17, 2022 | Breakfast brand tagline | Emet Ozar |
| MAKELEVEL | Sun Aug 21, 2005 | Even out | Byron Walden |
| NEPOBABIES | Fri Dec 19, 2025 | Their talent may not be as important as their last names | Hemant Mehta |
| NOUGHTS | Thu Sep 30, 1999 | Ciphers | Matt Gaffney |
| PISAITALY | Wed Nov 7, 2018 | Home to this puzzle's featured structure, as hinted at by the starts of the answers to the starred clues | Timothy Polin |
| PONTEVECCHIO | Tue Jan 8, 2002 | Noted bridge in 58-Across | Janet R. Bender |
| PRETREATMENTS | Wed Oct 31, 2007 | Stain looseners on washday | Ken Stern |
| RECOILLESSRIFLE | Sat Jul 12, 2003 | Lightweight antitank gun | Manny Nosowsky |
| SCHLUBBY | Sat Oct 27, 2018 | Overweight and untidy | Byron Walden |
| SCRAPESUP | Tue Dec 22, 2020 | Manages to gather, as cash | Amy Yanni and Jeff Chen |
| SLEEPERHOLD | Sat Dec 10, 2016 | Certain choke in wrestling | Byron Walden |
| SPOKEOFFTHECUFF | Sat Aug 10, 2013 | Winged it | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| STODGIER | Sun Aug 13, 1995 | More stuffy | Nancy Salomon |
| TAKEAMULLIGAN | Wed Jun 1, 2005 | Advice after a bad golf shot | Nick Grivas |
| THECIA | Sun Aug 14, 1994 | Spook house? | Deborah Kathryn Trombley |
| THIRTYMINUTES | Thu Nov 23, 2017 | Halftime show? | Howard Barkin |
| TOOKFOR | Sun Jan 13, 2002 | Supposed to be | Nelson Hardy |
| UNCI | Sun Mar 29, 2009 | Hook-shaped parts of brains | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| WALLUNIT | Fri Oct 11, 2019 | Place for a TV and books | Andy Kravis |