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 50,772 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABASERS | Fri Mar 16, 2007 | Bullies, often | Eric Berlin |
| ALERTTO | Tue Jun 17, 2025 | Aware of, as dangers | Tarun Krishnamurthy |
| ALPHONSE | Mon Mar 14, 1994 | Follower of 21-Across? | Ernie Furtado |
| ANTICRIME | Sat Nov 25, 2017 | Describing the efforts of Batman and Spider-Man | Kevin G. Der |
| ARTSALES | Sun Sep 27, 2020 | Places to collect prints | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| BARRELBOLT | Tue Aug 31, 2004 | Simple door fastener | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| BIGEYED | Wed Jan 1, 1997 | Filled with awe | M. Diehl |
| CAMBODIANS | Sat Oct 15, 2016 | People ruled by an elective monarchy | Mark Diehl |
| CHAPPELLE | Fri Dec 26, 2014 | Stand-up guy Dave | Patrick Berry |
| COSTREL | Wed Apr 24, 1996 | Eared flask | G. Dean |
| DARKGRAY | Fri May 5, 2000 | Gunmetal | Roger Barkan |
| DARKTAN | Fri May 18, 2001 | Beach bum's acquisition | Joe DiPietro |
| DOMINATORS | Sun Apr 9, 2017 | Alphas | Byron Walden |
| EAVESDROPS | Fri May 4, 2001 | Is nosy | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| ELIN | Sat Oct 15, 2011 | ___ Nordegren, ex-wife of Tiger Woods | Joon Pahk |
| FAULTLINE | Wed Feb 20, 2008 | Earthquake site | Chuck Hamilton |
| FLAGELLA | Fri Mar 5, 2021 | Cell propellers | Sridhar Bhagavathula |
| FLATFISH | Sat Dec 15, 2001 | Sole, e.g. | Frank A. Longo |
| GETCAUGHTINAMOUSETRAP | Sun Mar 13, 2005 | Hit a dead end mazewise? | Patrick Merrell |
| GRANDCENTRAL | Wed Feb 6, 2002 | Famous place with a hint to this puzzle's theme | Joe DiPietro |
| HELLAGOOD | Sun Dec 17, 2023 | 2002 hit song for No Doubt | Jeremy Newton |
| HORNBY | Tue Nov 15, 2011 | English novelist Nick who wrote "About a Boy" | Gareth Bain |
| KNEWSOMEONE | Sat Feb 1, 2003 | Was connected | Rich Norris |
| LEFTSCHOOL | Sun May 14, 2017 | Dropped out | Will Nediger |
| MINGLE | Mon Jan 24, 2022 | Socialize at a party | John Guzzetta |
| OFFPEAK | Wed Jan 16, 2013 | Like late-night commuter trains | Michael David |
| ONELOAF | Fri Jul 8, 1994 | 15 slices, maybe | Manny Nosowsky |
| OWASSO | Sat May 2, 1998 | Town north of Tulsa | Jeff Herrington |
| SEASONPREMIERE | Sun Jun 10, 2007 | Fall event, usually | Bob Klahn |
| SETTINGFREE | Sat Jun 10, 2023 | Liberating | John Hawksley |
| SHOVELERS | Thu Aug 31, 1995 | Winter workers | David J. Kahn |
| SLAVISH | Fri Mar 13, 2009 | Blindly imitative | Joon Pahk |
| SPLITLEVELS | Sun Jul 13, 2003 | Description of 10- and 111-Across | Randolph Ross |
| TAKEITIN | Thu Aug 21, 2025 | *Enjoy the moment, say | Simeon Seigel |
| THEDIRTYDOZEN | Thu Jun 15, 2017 | Hit movie released on June 15, 1967 ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme | Richard F. Mausser |
| THREEBS | Sun Dec 31, 2000 | Bach, Beethoven and Brahms | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| UNPRICED | Wed Mar 21, 2012 | Yet to be tagged, say | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
| WAGNERIANS | Sun Sep 21, 2014 | "Ring" lovers | Michael Ashley |
| WEEKENDWARRIORS | Sat Nov 29, 2014 | They play hard on Saturday and Sunday | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| WINDUPS | Tue Aug 20, 2002 | They start pitches | Bob Peoples |