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 50,463 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTIPERSPIRANT | Sun Jan 15, 2012 | You probably raise your arm for this | Finn Vigeland |
| APOCALYPSENOW | Wed Dec 8, 2010 | 1979 film with Capt. Willard and Col. Kurtz | Mike Nothnagel |
| BALDIE | Mon Jun 24, 2019 | Person with a chrome dome | Ross Trudeau |
| BRAINLESS | Wed Jan 2, 2019 | Idiotic | Jacob Stulberg |
| CARDSHARPS | Sun Dec 11, 2011 | Bottom dealers, perhaps | Timothy Polin |
| CHOKECHAIN | Tue Aug 4, 1998 | Dog restraint | Janet R. Bender |
| CLOCKSIN | Fri Sep 30, 2011 | Officially starts work | Joe Krozel |
| CONTAMINATED | Sun Jun 14, 2020 | Sign at a chemical plant: "This facility is ___ -- ___" (with 114-Across) | Randolph Ross |
| DETECTIVEBUREAU | Sat Apr 19, 2025 | Base for cases | Alex Tomlinson |
| ERSKINECALDWELL | Mon Dec 11, 2000 | Author, 1903-87 | Myles Callum |
| ETTAJAMES | Mon Sep 23, 2024 | "At Last" jazz singer | Freddie Cheng |
| EZERWEIZMAN | Fri Aug 22, 2014 | Mideast president who wrote "The Battle for Peace," 1981 | Sam Ezersky |
| FACEPEEL | Sun Nov 26, 2017 | Certain spa treatment | Jeff Chen |
| FATEFUL | Mon Jul 10, 2023 | Momentous | Brad Wiegmann |
| FREQUENTFLIER | Sun Apr 25, 2004 | One earning rewards | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| GRAFTING | Thu Jan 3, 2002 | Greenhouse operation | Randolph Ross |
| HISOR | Sun Jun 2, 2013 | ___ hers | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| IOSAPP | Sat Nov 5, 2022 | Apple product | John Westwig |
| JEFFREYS | Tue Oct 24, 1995 | Anne of TV's "Topper" | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| LAYERING | Wed Apr 17, 2002 | Dress option for cold weather | Richard Silvestri |
| LEEELDER | Sat Nov 3, 2012 | First African-American golfer to play in the Masters | Milo Beckman |
| LIGHTLY | Thu Feb 1, 2001 | Without due concern | Frances Hansen |
| MINNEAPOLIS | Mon Apr 8, 2002 | St. Paul's twin | Richard Chisholm |
| MOODMUSIC | Fri May 26, 2017 | Tunes to accompany dimmed lights | Robyn Weintraub |
| MOONMISSION | Thu Apr 1, 2004 | *Apollo 17 was the last one | Byron Walden |
| NICEGUYSFINISHLAST | Sun Jan 3, 1999 | Do unto others as you would have others do unto you, but also... | Randolph Ross |
| NICHOLS | Sun May 27, 2007 | Anne who wrote "Abie's Irish Rose" | Patrick Berry |
| OVERRODE | Sun May 24, 2015 | Countermanded | Kevin G. Der |
| PIANISSIMO | Fri Sep 22, 1995 | So as barely to be heard | Jim Page |
| PLACEBET | Thu Feb 13, 2003 | Money put on a horse to finish second | Joe DiPietro |
| REPAIRS | Sat May 4, 2024 | Concerns for a prospective homebuyer | Jacob McDermott |
| ROLLERSKATES | Tue Sep 24, 2002 | Toys with keys | Sherry O. Blackard |
| SLIGHTMISTAKE | Tue Aug 20, 2002 | Boo-boo | Bob Peoples |
| SOMEBODYSBABY | Thu Dec 4, 2003 | Hit song by Jackson Browne, 1982 | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| STAYTHECOURSE | Mon Mar 10, 2008 | Persist to completion | Ken Bessette |
| SWEETDREAMS | Tue Apr 11, 1995 | 1985 Jessica Lange film | Gregory E. Paul |
| THEFUGITIVE | Fri May 8, 2009 | TV drama featuring Dr. Richard Kimble | John Farmer |
| WABASHRIVER | Mon Jan 2, 2017 | Indiana/Illinois separator | Chuck Deodene |
| WAISTLINE | Sat Jun 19, 2010 | It often grows in winter | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| WINGSPREAD | Tue Jan 22, 2019 | Glider measurement | John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen |