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 50,596 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARPCARD | Sat Feb 23, 2019 | Evidence of eligibility for senior discounts | Sam Ezersky |
| ANGELSANDSAINTS | Mon Feb 26, 2007 | Entities cited in the Penitential Rite | Peter A. Collins |
| BOUNCESBACK | Sun Feb 20, 2022 | Echoes | Victor Barocas |
| CATTLEPROD | Wed Sep 27, 2006 | Rancher's equipment | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| CEMENTNAIL | Wed Jun 15, 2011 | Fastener for basement flooring, perhaps | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| CHILICONCARNE | Thu Jun 13, 2002 | Spicy dish (-) | David J. Kahn |
| COREVALUE | Thu Oct 6, 2022 | Honesty, kindness or respect, for many people | Simeon Seigel |
| DEHISCES | Sat Sep 20, 2008 | Bursts open, as legume seedpods | Joe Krozel |
| DOEUVRES | Wed Dec 10, 2008 | Hors ___ | Joe Krozel |
| EBONDS | Mon Nov 30, 2009 | Old U.S. gov't investments | Oliver Hill |
| FASTING | Wed Jul 26, 2006 | Observing Ramadan | Dave Mackey |
| FEARFUL | Sun Oct 28, 2001 | Scared | Michael Ashley |
| FREELUNCH | Wed Mar 26, 2003 | Mythical thing in the business world | Randall J. Hartman |
| HMMISEE | Sat Aug 13, 2022 | [strokes chin] | John Westwig |
| ICEFISHING | Wed Nov 7, 2007 | Catching cold? | Richard Chisholm |
| IRRUPT | Fri Apr 5, 2019 | Intrude suddenly | Ryan McCarty |
| IWISHIDSAIDTHAT | Fri Mar 19, 2004 | Envious wit's remark | Manny Nosowsky |
| KNITTINGNEEDLE | Sun May 26, 2024 | "Huh, I wasn't aware I was at an ugly sweater party" | John Kugelman |
| LIGN | Fri May 7, 1999 | Wood: Prefix | Dana Motley |
| LOOSELIMBED | Fri Nov 7, 2014 | Very flexible | Patrick Berry |
| LOVESEATS | Sat May 1, 2021 | Cozy chairs for pairs | Ryan McCarty |
| MARCHES | Wed Apr 19, 1995 | Subject of this puzzle | Alfio Micci |
| MICROHM | Thu Jun 3, 2010 | Tiny electrical measure | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| NUCLEARPACT | Sat Dec 21, 2024 | SALT, but not PEPPER | Barbara Lin and Lewis Rothlein |
| ONEOFEVERYTHING | Sat Dec 13, 2025 | Gluttonous request ... or what this puzzle has vis-à-vis the possible answer lengths? | Gene Louise De Vera |
| OPENANEWTAB | Sat Aug 15, 2020 | Not stay on the same page, say | Joe DiPietro |
| ORCHESTRATES | Sun Feb 11, 2018 | Narrow passages for killer whales? | Matt Ginsberg |
| PUSHUP | Sun Jan 23, 2011 | Exercise one is prone to do | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| REESESPIECES | Thu Apr 2, 2015 | Movie candy? | Joe Krozel and Timothy Polin |
| SALVERS | Sun Oct 8, 1995 | Trays | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| SEALANES | Sat Jan 21, 1995 | Places for knots | Charles E. Gersch |
| SLICKER | Fri Feb 27, 1998 | City fellow | Kevin McCann |
| SOLUS | Sun Oct 31, 2010 | Stage direction that means "alone" | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SONOFFRANKENSTEIN | Thu May 2, 2019 | Third in a horror series | Julie Bérubé |
| SOURCESOFINCOME | Fri Mar 28, 2014 | Part-time jobs for college students, say | David J. Kahn |
| TAKEAMULLIGAN | Wed Jun 1, 2005 | Advice after a bad golf shot | Nick Grivas |
| TENOZ | Sun Dec 18, 2016 | Common strip steak weight: Abbr. | Derrick Niederman |
| WETNESS | Fri Mar 24, 1995 | Antiperspirant's target | Christopher Hurt |
| WHONEEDSTHEM | Sun Feb 26, 2006 | Rhetorical questions ... ___ | Randolph Ross |
| WYNNS | Sat Apr 28, 2001 | Comedian Ed and others | Rich Norris |