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 50,484 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADDUCTS | Thu Sep 9, 2010 | Brings together, as two parts of the body | Kevin Wald |
| ASSWEETASPIE | Sun Oct 23, 2011 | Incredibly nice | Joe DiPietro |
| BEDSORES | Fri May 10, 2019 | Resting spots? | Andrew J. Ries |
| BERNOULLI | Tue Nov 13, 2018 | Mathematician Daniel after whom a principle is named | John Ciolfi |
| BEVERLYSILLS | Sun Jan 11, 2015 | The members of the Metropolitan Opera were hit with a host of problems, including ___ | Peter A. Collins |
| BULLINACHINASHOP | Sun Oct 16, 1994 | Clumsy one | Raymond Hamel |
| CAITLINCLARK | Mon Jul 28, 2025 | College basketball phenom drafted by the Indiana Fever in 2024 | Brian Callahan |
| CHRISEVERTLLOYD | Sun Feb 15, 2004 | Six-time U.S. Open winner | Derrick Niederman |
| COMEBEFORE | Sat Mar 23, 2019 | Be more important than | David Steinberg |
| DNATYPING | Sat Oct 24, 2020 | Forensic lab activity | Byron Walden |
| EGOTRIPPERS | Sat Jan 6, 2007 | Narcissists | Robert H. Wolfe |
| EVOLVED | Mon Dec 20, 2004 | Went from apes to humans | Kyle Mahowald |
| FACEREALITY | Fri Dec 14, 2012 | Wake up and smell the coffee | Paula Gamache |
| FLYINGCROW | Wed Jan 24, 1996 | Seneca chief during the American Revolution | J. Hess |
| FULLTIMESTUDENT | Tue May 8, 2007 | One not taking just a few classes | Sarah Keller |
| GANGEDUP | Fri Sep 22, 2006 | Bullied, in a way, with "on" | Sherry O. Blackard |
| GRAMME | Mon Mar 26, 2007 | British weight | Eric Fischer |
| GRANDPIANO | Sun Aug 6, 2023 | Master keys? | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen |
| HALFCOURT | Sun Jan 12, 2020 | Setting for some pickup basketball | Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg |
| INFILTRATE | Wed May 4, 2016 | Enter surreptitiously, as an organization | Jacob Stulberg |
| LAFFS | Sun Jan 16, 2005 | Comedy club responses | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| LETTERDROP | Wed Feb 8, 2017 | Opening at the post office ... or, when read as three words, a hint to the answers to the starred clues | Ned White |
| MADDOCTOR | Sat Mar 10, 2007 | Wild-haired stock character | Patrick Berry |
| MEZUZAHS | Fri Jun 19, 2009 | Jewish parchment scrolls put on doorposts | David Levinson Wilk |
| NEVERNEVERLAND | Thu Dec 24, 2009 | Pan's place | Nancy Salomon |
| PASSFAILCLASS | Mon Jun 25, 2007 | Course option | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
| PIANISSIMO | Fri Sep 22, 1995 | So as barely to be heard | Jim Page |
| PRINTMEDIA | Sat Dec 11, 2004 | Papers | James E. Buell |
| PROVOSTS | Thu Aug 26, 2010 | College bigwigs | Henry Hook |
| READYTOEAT | Sat May 6, 2006 | Requiring no preparation | James E. Buell |
| REDSHOE | Sun Nov 30, 2014 | Article of papal attire | Matt Ginsberg |
| RELISTED | Sun Nov 8, 2009 | Put back on the market | Robert W. Harris |
| ROSELEAVES | Sat Jul 17, 2010 | Bouquet greenery | Mark Diehl |
| TIMBERLANDS | Sat Jul 6, 2019 | Footwear with a tree logo | Erik Agard |
| TOMFORD | Sun Sep 6, 2020 | American fashion designer who once served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent | David Kwong |
| TRAINWRECK | Wed Sep 16, 2020 | Complete disaster | Paul Coulter |
| VITALROLE | Fri Aug 18, 2023 | Key part | Kameron Austin Collins |
| WALKSATIGHTROPE | Mon Dec 13, 1999 | Takes risks | Dave and Diane Epperson |
| WATERAGE | Fri Dec 27, 1996 | Delivery of goods by ship | B. White |
| WELLILLBEDAMNED | Wed Jul 10, 2013 | "Really!" | Ed Sessa |