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 50,619 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACEROUS | Fri Apr 22, 1994 | Hornless | A.J. Santora |
| ASKAN | Sat Jun 21, 2014 | ___ Engineer (M.I.T. online reference service) | Brad Wilber and Byron Walden |
| BAYHS | Sun Jul 8, 2012 | Indiana political family | Joel Fagliano |
| BERNARDO | Wed Feb 18, 2026 | Leader of the Sharks in "West Side Story" | Victor Schmitt |
| BLOODDONORS | Thu Apr 12, 2012 | Some 26-/21-Down volunteers | Michael Shteyman |
| BONESMAN | Sat May 16, 2015 | Secret society brother to George W. Bush and John Kerry | Byron Walden |
| BUCKFORAPROMOTION | Sun Feb 17, 2002 | Bargain ad rate? | Joe DiPietro |
| CHINESEFLAG | Wed Jun 24, 2015 | Flier over Tiananmen Square | Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| COGRAILWAY | Sat Jun 1, 2013 | How many reach the top of Pikes Peak | Barry C. Silk |
| DARIAS | Sun Jul 26, 2009 | Onetime MTV animated title character and others | Kevin G. Der |
| DONTTASEMEBRO | Fri Sep 25, 2009 | Memorable catchphrase of 2007 | Robert A. Doll |
| ELKMEAT | Sat Jan 8, 2022 | Lean protein | Freddie Cheng |
| ELLESMEREISLAND | Fri Oct 18, 1996 | Part of Canada's Arctic Archipelago | M. Gaffney |
| FRATERNALLY | Sat May 12, 2018 | Letter closing from one brother to another | Alex Eylar |
| GABORS | Sun Feb 14, 1999 | Hollywood sisters | Elizabeth Gorski |
| GEORGEPAL | Thu Oct 6, 1994 | "When Worlds Collide" producer | Richard Silvestri |
| HANDBEATEN | Sat Apr 11, 2015 | Like some rugs and egg whites | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| HEWENTTHERE | Fri May 6, 2022 | "Did I just hear him say that?!" | Aaron Ullman |
| HOLDOPEN | Sat Jun 19, 2021 | Not close | Sophia Maymudes |
| HORNSOFADILEMMA | Wed Jul 16, 2008 | Undesirable alternatives | Joe Krozel |
| ICOSI | Fri Jun 16, 1995 | Twenty: Prefix | Thomas W. Schier |
| IMSOOLD | Tue Dec 26, 2023 | Over-the-hill lament | Neil Shook |
| INDUSTRIALAREAS | Fri Jan 14, 2000 | Plants | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| KAZAAM | Sat Jun 29, 2019 | Title genie played by Shaquille O'Neal in a 1996 film | Kameron Austin Collins |
| LETGOBY | Fri Jan 23, 2004 | Pass up | Sherry O. Blackard |
| MATRIARCH | Sat Oct 4, 2014 | Mother superior? | Julian Lim |
| OUTSIDESHOTS | Tue Jan 7, 2020 | What 20-, 28- and 42-Across are | Ross Trudeau |
| PARCS | Fri Oct 30, 1998 | Paris's Bois de Boulogne and others | Jim Page |
| PEANUTBUTTERCUP | Fri Sep 6, 2019 | Snack item from Reese's | Mark Diehl |
| PERFORATION | Wed Sep 11, 2019 | Ace in the hole? | Ned White |
| PLANTOILS | Sun May 17, 2020 | Some biodiesel sources | Byron Walden |
| PLEASING | Mon Nov 22, 1999 | Harmonious | Frances Hansen |
| RAX | Fri Oct 25, 2002 | Stretch out, in Scotland | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| SADDLESORE | Sun Aug 18, 2013 | Real pain in the butt? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SCOLDED | Sun Nov 30, 2008 | Read the riot act to | Richard Silvestri |
| SEALSOFF | Tue Jan 30, 2001 | Blocks access to a zoo? | David J. Kahn |
| STUCKTO | Fri Oct 14, 1994 | Stood by, as an alibi | Bob Sefick |
| TEAPITCHER | Sun Sep 14, 2025 | Vessel that infuses and pours | Daniel Grinberg |
| TRAINEDASSASSINS | Sun Nov 8, 2015 | Jason Bourne and others | Tracy Gray |
| WATEROAK | Sat Oct 31, 2009 | Tree of Southeastern swamplands | Robert H. Wolfe |