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 50,361 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALARMSYSTEM | Sat Dec 7, 2019 | Barrier to entry | Kevin G. Der and Erik Agard |
| BOBCRATCHIT | Fri Dec 25, 2009 | One who worked in a "dismal little cell" | Paula Gamache |
| BULLETHOLE | Tue Mar 4, 2003 | Bit of forensic evidence | Alan Arbesfeld |
| DARBY | Fri Jul 24, 2015 | 1980s-'90s singer Terence Trent ___ | Patrick Berry |
| DECIARE | Fri Mar 9, 2001 | 10 square meters | Mitch Komro |
| DERBYWINNER | Sun Aug 26, 2018 | Louisville standout | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| EXCITOR | Sun Oct 16, 1994 | Type of afferent nerve | Raymond Hamel |
| FALUN | Thu Jun 1, 2017 | ___ Gong (Chinese spiritual practice) | Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller |
| FATJOE | Fri Jun 22, 2012 | "All or Nothing" rapper, 2005 | Josh Knapp |
| FEELSILL | Sat Nov 16, 2024 | Goes green, maybe | Peter Gordon |
| FIFTHESTATE | Sat Feb 24, 2018 | Blogs, social media and other nontraditional outlets | John Guzzetta |
| FORWARDMARCH | Wed Feb 19, 2014 | Overly bold member of the "Little Women" family? | Michael Dewey |
| FRAPPUCCINO | Fri Sep 13, 2019 | Hybrid Starbucks product | Anne and Daniel Larsen |
| GOESBEASTMODE | Fri Jun 13, 2025 | Runs wild, in gamer-speak | Evan Mulvihill |
| GOTASHOT | Tue May 9, 2017 | Was vaccinated | Peter A. Collins |
| HANDEDTO | Sat Oct 18, 1997 | Personally left with | Rich Norris |
| HUMMELS | Wed Jun 16, 1999 | Treasured figurines | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| HUTTWO | Sun Oct 6, 2002 | Quarterback's call | Myles Callum |
| IVFLUID | Wed Aug 31, 2022 | *Hospital bagful | Joe Deeney |
| IVPUMP | Mon Sep 4, 2023 | Medical device that infuses fluids into the body, in brief | Tom Pepper and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| LAKEBASS | Thu Oct 19, 2006 | Freshwater catch | Raymond C. Young |
| LASTPASS | Thu Dec 19, 2013 | Final maneuver | George Barany and Michael Shteyman |
| LEFTIE | Fri Mar 27, 2009 | Liberal, informally | Paula Gamache |
| LOTTOBALLS | Fri Nov 17, 2023 | Focus of a get-rich-quick scheme? | Hemant Mehta |
| LOTTOPRIZE | Mon Mar 25, 2019 | Mega Millions jackpot | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| MYTHREESONS | Tue Jan 17, 1995 | 60's sitcom | Gregory E. Paul |
| NORWEGIANWOOD | Tue Dec 1, 2015 | Beatles song released on 12/3/1965 | Dan Schoenholz |
| OVERRIDES | Sun Oct 15, 2023 | Pulls rank on, in a way | Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden |
| PLAYASCENE | Mon Sep 11, 2006 | Do some acting | Lynn Lempel |
| PRINCESSGRACE | Tue Dec 4, 2012 | Bride in 1956 news | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| PUPPET | Mon Jun 5, 2023 | Lamb Chop or Miss Piggy | Eric Rollfing |
| RECONCILEDTO | Fri Aug 24, 2007 | Reluctantly accepting | Patrick Berry |
| REPENTER | Thu May 24, 2001 | Sorry soul | William I. Johnston |
| ROSEMILK | Wed Sep 4, 2024 | Floral bubble tea flavoring | Kareem Ayas |
| SALSADANCING | Mon May 30, 2016 | Spicy ballroom activity? | David Woolf |
| SEALOFAPPROVAL | Sun Nov 24, 2024 | Imprimatur | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| SENTFLOWERS | Wed May 8, 2013 | Remembered Mom, in a way | Bruce Venzke |
| SINKSTOANEWLOW | Mon Sep 15, 1997 | Declines, as a plumber? | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| STCLAIR | Mon Jan 8, 2018 | Michigan/Ontario border river | Sam Ezersky |
| VIMEO | Mon Dec 24, 2018 | Alternative to YouTube | Brendan Emmett Quigley |