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 49,834 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTHEBELL | Sat Jan 22, 2011 | When trading ceases | Victor Fleming |
| AUDRE | Fri Jun 7, 2024 | Lorde of feminist literature | Alice Liang and Christina Iverson |
| BAGGYJEANS | Mon May 25, 2009 | Hip-hop wear | Peter A. Collins |
| BALMORAL | Mon Jul 12, 2010 | Scottish castle for British royals | Freddie Cheng |
| BASALTIC | Sat Oct 25, 2008 | Like some lava | Karen M. Tracey |
| BESTBETS | Thu Nov 27, 2008 | Most promising options with recycling? | Patrick Berry |
| BPLUSAVERAGE | Thu Jul 16, 2009 | 3.3 in a transcript, maybe | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| CARPSAT | Sat May 29, 2004 | Henpecks | Patrick Berry |
| COSPLAYS | Mon Jan 15, 2018 | Dresses up for a comic con, say | Agnes Davidson and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| DAGNABBIT | Tue Jan 17, 2023 | "Aw, rats!" [Dutch, Swedish] | Erika Ettin |
| DANCEHALL | Sat Jan 26, 2013 | Setting for the swing set? | Raymond C. Young |
| DONTSAYAWORD | Tue Nov 30, 2021 | Sign outside a Taboo tournament? | Billy Ouska |
| DURANCEVILE | Sat Jan 25, 2020 | Fancy term for a long prison sentence | Stella Zawistowski |
| FAMILYREUNION | Fri Apr 5, 2013 | Relatively important meeting? | Peter Wentz |
| HEADTOWORK | Sat Oct 30, 2004 | Start out in the morning, perhaps | Byron Walden |
| HUGECONTROVERSY | Sat Apr 7, 2007 | Cause of deep division | Michael Shteyman |
| ICEDDRINK | Thu Jan 16, 1997 | Tea | W. R. Williams |
| MAHDIS | Wed Apr 19, 1995 | Islamic prophets | Alfio Micci |
| MAILCHIMP | Sat Oct 23, 2021 | Online marketing giant with a primate in its logo | Sam Ezersky |
| MELBATOAST | Fri Oct 25, 2002 | It's named after an opera star | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| MONTEZUMA | Sat Sep 11, 2004 | Ill-fated emperor of 1502-20 | Byron Walden |
| NEWSAGENCY | Wed Dec 11, 2019 | Reuters or Bloomberg | Jake Halperin |
| NPRTOTES | Sun Jul 11, 2021 | Giveaways during some pledge drives | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| PAPUANS | Sun Oct 9, 2011 | Some New Guineans | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| PECKINPAH | Tue Jun 12, 2001 | "The Wild Bunch" director | Alfio Micci |
| REMEASURE | Sun Sep 10, 2000 | Size up again? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SCANDINAVIA | Tue Dec 14, 2021 | Northern European region | Tao Platt |
| SEEMSTOME | Sat Jan 26, 2002 | "I think ..." | Mark Diehl |
| SHAVINGS | Sun Oct 3, 2010 | Sharpener residue | Daniel A. Finan |
| SOAPSTAR | Mon Sep 26, 2005 | Susan Lucci, notably | Ethan Cooper |
| SUBSIDIES | Wed Dec 3, 1997 | Grants | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SWIMMASK | Fri Sep 14, 2001 | Flippers accompaniment | Mark Diehl |
| THEMOLE | Sat Jun 16, 2018 | Former reality TV show first hosted by Anderson Cooper | Sam Trabucco |
| THEODOREHWHITE | Fri Jul 15, 1994 | J.F.K. biographer | A.J. Santora |
| TILLNEXTTIME | Wed Jun 5, 2013 | "Later" | Mark Bickham |
| TOADIEDUP | Fri Aug 20, 2021 | Kowtowed (to) | Randolph Ross |
| TOOWN | Tue Jul 9, 2013 | Rent-___ (purchasing option) | Kurt Krauss |
| WATERBASEPAINT | Fri Feb 24, 2012 | Coat that's easy to take off | Patrick Berry |
| WEELADS | Thu Oct 20, 2022 | Some small Scots | Rebecca Goldstein |
| YETTOSEE | Sat Jul 10, 2010 | Not taken in | Joe DiPietro |