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 50,558 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADBLOCK | Thu Aug 30, 2018 | Popular browser extension ... or a literal description of four black squares in this puzzle | Grant Thackray |
| ANALECTIC | Sun Apr 18, 1999 | Comprised of selected passages | Frank Longo |
| ANSWERMETHIS | Fri Dec 6, 2019 | "Here's one for you, smarty-pants" | Andrew J. Ries |
| ARTSCENES | Sat Apr 8, 2023 | Cultural draws for New York and Los Angeles | Sid Sivakumar |
| BODYCAST | Sat Nov 6, 2010 | Wear after a serious spill | Brad Wilber |
| CHICANERY | Tue Feb 4, 2020 | Deceitful doings | Queena Mewers and Alex Eaton-Salners |
| CLUTCHPERFORMANCES | Sun Mar 18, 2012 | Late rallies | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| CONVERSATION | Wed Oct 18, 2000 | End of the definition | Thomas W. Schier |
| CORNPIT | Sat Mar 30, 2024 | Play area at a harvest festival | Blake Slonecker |
| EDZWICK | Tue Jun 14, 2016 | "Legends of the Fall" director, informally | Tracy Gray |
| GOODSPORT | Wed Oct 17, 2001 | Unselfish participant, or a mercantile harbor | Greg Staples |
| HARLEQUIN | Mon Jul 28, 1997 | Clown | Patrick Jordan |
| HASASMOKE | Sun Mar 22, 2015 | Lights up | Jeremy Newton |
| HITSFOR | Sun Jun 26, 2016 | Takes the place of, in batting | Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen |
| ICKFACTORS | Thu Apr 27, 2023 | Traits that trigger repulsion | Michael Schlossberg |
| IONBEAM | Fri Mar 27, 2015 | Ray gun ray | David Kwong |
| KEYBOARDWARRIOR | Fri Apr 4, 2025 | One getting in online debates, colloquially | Karen Steinberg |
| LATINATE | Sun Mar 16, 2008 | Like traditional Catholic Masses | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| LECHERY | Sun Aug 24, 2014 | "Lolita" subject | Patrick Berry |
| LEGALACTION | Tue Nov 27, 2012 | Lawsuit | Peter A. Collins |
| LINTELS | Sat Jun 17, 2006 | High beams? | Robert H. Wolfe |
| MACGYVERED | Thu Jan 29, 2026 | Like a listening device made out of a paper clip, a plastic straw and seven Lego blocks | Kit Sheffield |
| MODERNWARFARE | Sun Jun 30, 2013 | West Point subject | Alex Vratsanos and Jeff Chen |
| NOLENSVOLENS | Fri Nov 26, 1993 | Willy-nilly | Nancy A. Corbett |
| OLIVIAPOPE | Sat Nov 14, 2015 | Heroine of ABC's "Scandal" | Kameron Austin Collins |
| ONCEINLOVEWITHAMY | Sun Oct 29, 1995 | Joey Buttafuoco's favorite song | Maura B. Jacobson |
| PACSUN | Wed Sep 24, 2025 | Clothing chain that began as a surf shop | Peter A. Collins |
| PRESPLIT | Sun Jul 18, 2010 | Like some English muffins | Robert W. Harris |
| PULLSAGUN | Thu Sep 25, 2008 | Draws | Victor Fleming |
| REGULARCUSTOMER | Fri Apr 2, 2010 | One who keeps giving you the business? | Alan Olschwang |
| SEIZEUPON | Fri Apr 6, 2012 | Use advantageously, as an idea | Mike Nothnagel |
| SEMIRURAL | Sat Dec 8, 2001 | Slightly built-up | Rich Norris |
| SENDANSOS | Sat Oct 25, 1997 | Request help | John Scott Marrone |
| SKYMAPS | Fri Jun 11, 2004 | Sheets with stars | Sherry O. Blackard |
| STEERINGCOLUMNS | Wed Dec 20, 2023 | Where turn signals are found | Brad Wiegmann |
| STUBBEDTOES | Fri Dec 19, 2025 | They may recently have been in a jam | Hemant Mehta |
| THELASTMETRO | Sat Apr 25, 2009 | 1980 Truffaut film that won 10 César awards | Brad Wilber |
| TRIGGERMAN | Thu Jun 23, 2005 | Armed gang member | Courtenay Crocker III |
| WARDRAMA | Wed Nov 23, 2022 | "Patton" or "Platoon" | Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock |
| WEASLEY | Sun Dec 31, 2023 | Potter's pal at Hogwarts | Matt Linzer and Rafael Musa |