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 50,732 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADULTSITES | Sat Oct 24, 2015 | Net Nanny no-nos | Andrew Zhou |
| ALLTHOSEAGAINST | Thu Apr 2, 2015 | Naysayers? | Joe Krozel and Timothy Polin |
| APLITE | Fri May 12, 1995 | Fine-grained granite | Rich Norris |
| ARTROSS | Sat Nov 7, 2020 | Eponym of the N.H.L.'s points leader award | Kameron Austin Collins and Paolo Pasco |
| BASHO | Sat May 19, 2012 | Poet credited with popularizing haiku | Patrick Berry |
| BOTCHES | Sun Mar 29, 2009 | Messes up | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| CLEMS | Sun Jul 19, 1998 | "Bonanza" deputy and others | Nancy Salomon |
| COAUTHOR | Sun Jun 11, 2023 | Pen pal? | Sam Ezersky |
| DOKIC | Sun Mar 30, 2003 | Tennis star Jelena ___ | Alan Arbesfeld |
| EASTERNMEDICINE | Mon Dec 14, 2009 | Acupuncture, e.g. | Tim Darling |
| EGONS | Sat May 18, 2013 | Painter Schiele and composer Wellesz | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| GOSPELOFLUKE | Thu Mar 15, 2012 | Leprechaun's book detailing the truth about flounders? | Kristian House |
| HAMMERHEADSHARK | Mon Feb 14, 2000 | Ocean predator | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| HEROOFSANJUANHILL | Sun Jul 5, 2015 | *Nickname for Theodore Roosevelt | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| HORTONHATCHESTHEEGG | Sun Aug 26, 2012 | Source material for Broadway's "Seussical" | Amanda Yesnowitz and Doug Peterson |
| HOTBLOODED | Mon Aug 21, 1995 | Excitable | Sidney L. Robbins |
| IHADADREAM | Sat Feb 25, 2006 | Declaration from Mama Rose in "Gypsy" | Henry Hook |
| INREVIEW | Sun Mar 30, 2014 | "To sum up ..." | Peter A. Collins |
| IWASRIGHT | Mon Aug 22, 2022 | "Told you so!" | Doug Burnikel and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| MAYPOLES | Sun Sep 17, 2017 | Old outdoor dance sights | Mark MacLachlan |
| OBSERVANTLY | Fri Jan 16, 2015 | How many practice religion | Michael Wiesenberg |
| PALPITATE | Sun Jan 28, 2024 | Tremble | Nathan Hasegawa |
| PAYBACKTIME | Thu Jan 17, 2002 | What 17- and 54-Across indicate | Sherry O. Blackard |
| PUBERTY | Mon Dec 22, 2008 | Middle school stage, commonly | Lynn Lempel |
| QUIZZICALLOOK | Sat Feb 22, 2020 | Expression of one at sea, perhaps | Trenton Charlson |
| RESTRAINTS | Sat Jun 22, 2019 | Seatbelts, e.g. | Joe Deeney |
| ROYALISM | Fri Aug 22, 2014 | Monarchial support | Sam Ezersky |
| SANFERNANDO | Mon Jun 9, 1997 | Los Angeles suburb | Thomas W. Schier |
| SAUSAGEANDONION | Sun Dec 2, 2001 | Pizzeria order | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| SCHENKEL | Sat Nov 18, 2006 | Longtime play-by-play announcer Chris | Victor Fleming |
| SCOTTISHTERRIER | Sat Aug 6, 1994 | Old World breed | Wayne Robert Williams |
| SPACEMAN | Thu Jan 31, 2002 | One on a mission, maybe | Bruce F. Adams |
| STRIKEITRICH | Mon Apr 2, 2001 | Hit the jackpot | Peter Gordon |
| SWEARSAT | Tue Oct 22, 2024 | Curses out | Barbara Lin |
| SWEARSBY | Fri Dec 30, 2011 | Is a true believer in | Mike Nothnagel |
| TELECASTER | Sat Dec 11, 1999 | One who puts on a show | William S. Cotter |
| THRUSTS | Sun Sep 7, 2025 | Pushes with force | Derrick Niederman |
| TRAMCARS | Sun Dec 25, 2011 | Piccadilly movers | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| TRUEBELIEVERS | Wed Jun 26, 2019 | WEAVER | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| VICEPRESIDENT | Sun Apr 11, 2004 | #2 on a ticket | Patrick Merrell |