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 51,133 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCLAIMS | Fri Jan 16, 2015 | Hails | Michael Wiesenberg |
| AIRSCREEN | Sat Jul 8, 2000 | It keeps the bugs out | Randolph Ross |
| ALANREED | Fri Oct 21, 1994 | TV voice of Fred Flintstone | Mark Diehl |
| BARESITALL | Sun Jan 5, 2025 | Reveals everything | Kareem Ayas |
| BEACHFRONT | Mon Aug 17, 2020 | Property along the ocean ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36- and 47-Across | Alan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| BITTORRENTS | Sat Sep 7, 2024 | Methods for sharing pirated material | David P. Williams |
| CHESSMEN | Sun May 1, 1994 | Kings and queens | Peter Gordon |
| DIDA | Tue Nov 14, 2000 | ___ number on (psyched out) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| DILATER | Sun Sep 4, 2016 | Optometrist, at times | Tom McCoy |
| DOOBYDOOBYDOO | Wed May 11, 2016 | Words from Sinatra | Pawel Fludzinski |
| FILIBUSTER | Mon Mar 23, 1998 | Intransigent senator's tactic | Randall J. Hartman |
| GASPRICES | Thu Jul 2, 2020 | *Reacts to an amazing magic trick, say | Yacob Yonas and Chad Horner |
| GREENIES | Sun Mar 17, 1996 | Amphetamines, in street talk | Peter O'Gordon |
| GUARANTY | Thu Jun 8, 2017 | Financial promise | David Steinberg |
| HEBR | Thu Mar 20, 1997 | Semitic lang. | A. J. Santora |
| HESGOTIT | Thu Aug 7, 2014 | Approving remark after "By Jove ..." | Joe DiPietro |
| HUTTWO | Sun Oct 6, 2002 | Quarterback's call | Myles Callum |
| JEREMIADS | Sun Sep 16, 2007 | Prolonged complaints | Mike Nothnagel |
| LADRONE | Sat Aug 27, 1994 | Southwestern bandit | Joy L. Wouk |
| LAWSONS | Sun Jan 8, 1995 | Boxy, overstuffed sofas | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| MEDALHUNT | Sat Sep 5, 2020 | Olympic pursuit | John Guzzetta |
| MTRAINIER | Tue May 2, 2023 | Tallest peak in the Cascades | Aimee Lucido |
| NOTLONGAGO | Sun Sep 1, 2013 | Recently | John Farmer |
| NOWORNEVER | Tue Mar 18, 1997 | Words before taking the plunge | John R. Conrad |
| OPTICKS | Sun Sep 25, 2022 | Sir Isaac Newton work on the fundamentals of light | Meghan Morris |
| PARTC | Fri Sep 24, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, by another name | Stella Zawistowski |
| PLEASUREPALACES | Fri Nov 20, 1998 | Exotic recreation sites | Manny Nosowsky |
| PROVINCETOWN | Wed Aug 31, 1994 | _____ Players (theater group) | Christopher Hurt |
| PUTTING | Wed Jul 7, 2010 | Green skill | Will Nediger |
| QUEERTHEORY | Sat Sep 9, 2023 | Branch of study that challenges heteronormativity | Robert S. Gard |
| SEMANTICS | Sat Mar 27, 2010 | Linguist's concern | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| SENIORMOMENT | Mon May 21, 2018 | Temporary mental lapse | Hannah Slovut |
| THELIONS | Sun Sep 16, 2012 | Football pride of Detroit | David Steinberg and Barry Haldiman |
| THESCARECROW | Sat Aug 24, 2024 | Batman adversary with a stitched burlap mask | Ryan McCarty |
| TILESAW | Thu Sep 14, 2023 | Power tool used for mosaics | Vasu Seralathan |
| TOPTUNES | Mon Sep 29, 2003 | Hit parade contents | Richard Chisholm |
| UNINHIBITED | Sun Feb 13, 2022 | *Freely expressive | David Steinberg |
| WALKDONTRUN | Thu Nov 4, 1999 | 1960 hit by the Ventures | Matthew Lees |
| WEREIN | Tue Oct 1, 2024 | "Sign us up!" | Kevin Curry and Jeff Chen |
| WORKMATE | Fri Jul 20, 2018 | One might be by the water cooler | Robyn Weintraub |