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 50,685 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLERGENIC | Fri Mar 29, 2002 | Causing a rash reaction? | Kevin Hagen |
| ARGONGAS | Sun May 17, 2020 | Substance used to preserve the Declaration of Independence | Byron Walden |
| BACKED | Sat Oct 31, 2020 | Patronized | Stella Zawistowski |
| BANH | Sat Sep 21, 2019 | ___ mi (Vietnamese sandwich) | Joon Pahk and Erik Agard |
| BRIANSIPE | Sat Nov 2, 1996 | 1980 N.F.L. Player of the Year | J. DiPietro |
| BROWBEATS | Sun Nov 22, 2009 | Bullies | Patrick Merrell |
| CAMPANELLA | Sat Dec 8, 2007 | Second African-American in the Baseball Hall of Fame | Barry C. Silk |
| CLAQUE | Thu Dec 15, 1994 | Hired supporters at a performance | Rich Norris |
| CUBANS | Mon Nov 14, 2022 | Some quality cigars | Taylor Johnson |
| DANSEUR | Sun Nov 23, 2003 | Ballet performer | Leonard Williams |
| DEVIOUSLY | Fri Jan 26, 2007 | Behind someone's back | Mike Nothnagel |
| DMZS | Wed Sep 9, 2009 | Buffer areas, briefly | Richard Chisholm |
| ELANCE | Sun Dec 19, 1993 | Darting ballet movement | John M. Samson |
| ETERNALFLAME | Mon Jan 1, 2018 | Bangles torch song? | Matthew Sewell |
| FANCYFREE | Thu Oct 11, 2001 | 1944 ballet by 24-Across | Nancy S. Ross |
| FELICITOUS | Sat Nov 17, 2007 | Apropos | Brad Wilber |
| FOLIEADEUX | Sat Aug 17, 2019 | Shared delusion, from the French | Michael Hawkins |
| GARAGEDOOROPENER | Wed Aug 19, 2009 | Driver's electric convenience | Peter A. Collins |
| GROVELED | Wed Nov 8, 2023 | Got down on one's knees and begged | Daniel Hrynick |
| HANDTOHANDCOMBAT | Thu Oct 9, 2003 | Fierce military action | Alan Arbesfeld |
| HASS | Sun Aug 31, 2025 | Avocado variety | Danny J. Rooney |
| HOWWASIT | Sat Nov 18, 2023 | "Did you enjoy yourself?" | Hoang-Kim Vu |
| LOVAGE | Tue Jan 29, 2002 | European herb used in soups | Zack Butler |
| MASTERCARDLOGO | Wed Nov 23, 2022 | 🔴🟡 | Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock |
| MESSAGERECEIVED | Fri Sep 23, 2022 | "Gotcha" | Erik Agard |
| MOILED | Fri May 15, 1998 | Churned about | John Wolting |
| NATIONALARCHIVES | Sun Jun 25, 2017 | Constitution holder | Jacob Stulberg |
| PICKUPTHEPHONE | Mon Nov 20, 2023 | Exasperated cry when being turned over to voice mail | Sam Ezersky |
| PIUSII | Thu Jul 1, 2010 | 15th-century pontiff who was the only pope to write an autobiography | Clive Probert |
| POSTAGEDUESTAMP | Mon Feb 24, 1997 | Unwelcome sight in the mail | Derek Allen |
| PRICEGOUGE | Tue Sep 26, 2006 | Earn windfall profits, perhaps | Randall J. Hartman |
| SAMEOLDSONG | Tue Aug 17, 2010 | Tired routine, colloquially | Michael Sharp |
| SCHOLARLYREVIEW | Thu Jul 21, 2022 | Commentary on a scientific article | Anne Marie Crinnion and Eric Bornstein |
| SHADESOF | Sat Aug 9, 2008 | Like | Mark Diehl |
| TALLADEGA | Sun Sep 11, 2011 | Alabama speedway locale | Kay Anderson |
| TARANDFEATHER | Sun Oct 28, 2018 | "After Earth" | Erik Agard |
| TIMEOFYEAR | Sat Jul 29, 2023 | Season | Sam Ezersky |
| TRAVELEDINSTYLE | Sat May 28, 2022 | Flew private, for instance | Joseph Greenbaum |
| YELLOWBELLIED | Mon Sep 18, 2017 | Deplorably cowardly | Tom McCoy |
| ZIPTIE | Wed Mar 22, 2023 | Plastic fastener | Madeline Kaplan |