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 50,668 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABOVETHEWEATHER | Fri Aug 28, 1998 | Safe from a storm, as a plane | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| AIRTESTS | Sat Jun 18, 1994 | Smog checks | Randolph Ross |
| BETTYFRIEDAN | Sun May 5, 2013 | Big name in feminism | Alan Arbesfeld |
| BRAILLEALPHABET | Wed Oct 23, 2024 | B.A. in Communications? | Matthew Stock and Brooke Husic |
| BUTTERFLYBALLOT | Fri Dec 8, 2000 | Cause of some confusion | Bob Klahn |
| DANCESWITHWOLVES | Tue Sep 17, 2013 | 1990 Kevin Costner film | Peter A. Collins |
| DOWNSTREAM | Tue Apr 5, 2005 | Toward the mouth | Harvey Estes |
| ELYA | Sun Aug 23, 1998 | Actor Baskin of "Air Force One" | Nelson Hardy |
| ENDSWELL | Fri Oct 11, 2019 | Concludes neatly | Andy Kravis |
| ENTES | Sat May 29, 1999 | Spanish beings | Randolph Ross |
| FANTHEORIES | Sat Dec 17, 2022 | Some modern media-related speculations | Christina Iverson and Tom Pepper |
| FAULTFINDING | Sun Mar 17, 2013 | Line judge's mission? | J. R. Leopold |
| FERRERO | Thu May 14, 2015 | Noted Italian chocolatier | Kameron Austin Collins |
| GETINHERE | Sun Apr 11, 2021 | "Stop your foolishness outside!" | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger |
| GREENERPASTURES | Sat Apr 5, 1997 | Wanderer's goal | Rand H. Burns |
| HAILSATAXI | Wed May 26, 2021 | Waves from the curb, say | Will Nediger |
| HARDATIT | Wed Dec 7, 2016 | Working diligently | David Steinberg |
| HAYFORK | Sun May 14, 2006 | Farm pitcher | Patrick Berry |
| JASONBOURNE | Tue Jan 27, 2009 | Robert Ludlum protagonist | Jim Hyres |
| LAMBSTEAK | Sat Jan 4, 2025 | Alternative to a chop or shank | Sam Ezersky |
| LIMPET | Tue Nov 26, 2002 | Cousin of a conch | Alan Arbesfeld |
| MINNESOTATWINS | Sun Dec 27, 2015 | NN | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| NILEBASIN | Sun Jan 2, 2011 | About 10% of Africa | David Levinson Wilk |
| POLKADOTDRESSES | Thu Nov 24, 2022 | They're spotted on Lucille Ball and Minnie Mouse | Pao Roy |
| PROFESSORX | Sun Nov 25, 2012 | Four-time role for Patrick Stewart | Jeff Chen |
| RESEAU | Sun Nov 16, 2008 | Meshed foundation in lace | Merl Reagle |
| RESHOULDER | Wed Jul 14, 2004 | Assume anew, as burdens | A. J. Santora |
| ROMATOMATOES | Thu Jan 27, 2022 | Garden produce named for an Italian city | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
| SOCIALPOLISH | Mon May 25, 2015 | What a boor sorely lacks | Jennifer Nutt |
| SPEARHEADS | Fri Feb 6, 2015 | Takes command of | Kyle Mahowald |
| STICKBALL | Sun Jun 5, 2005 | Street competition | Patrick Merrell |
| STOCKDIVIDEND | Sun May 23, 2021 | Cattle in [cattle / pigs] | Jennifer Nebergall |
| STUDIOSET | Sat Jan 24, 2015 | Sitcom stage, e.g. | Kevin G. Der |
| SURFINUSA | Sun May 30, 2021 | Beach Boys song set to the tune of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" | Adam Wagner |
| THEEMMYS | Thu Apr 27, 2017 | Annual September TV event | Todd Gross |
| THELINDY | Sun May 1, 2005 | It's done by swingers | Joe DiPietro |
| TRAILBLAZE | Tue Jan 22, 2002 | Be an innovator | Richard Chisholm |
| TWOSCOOPS | Sun Jul 3, 2011 | Quantity of a key ingredient in a 117-Across | Pete Muller |
| WARMBLOODED | Wed Sep 11, 2013 | Endothermic | Patrick Blindauer |
| WEPTFOR | Sat Sep 4, 2010 | Lamented | Mark Diehl |