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 50,811 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLSO | Sun Oct 29, 2000 | "This is ___ new to me!" | Karen Hodge |
| ANAND | Sun Jun 15, 2025 | Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan "Vishy" ___ | Adam Wagner and Rebecca Goldstein |
| ANSWERINGMACHINE | Sun Jan 12, 2020 | Voice box? [Wolverine State] | Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg |
| ARAGONESE | Sat Mar 8, 2014 | Like Francisco Goya | David Steinberg |
| BAGGED | Mon Dec 2, 2019 | Ready to take home, as groceries | Lynn Lempel |
| BOMBINGRANGES | Wed Jul 20, 1994 | Stoves that don't work? | Harvey Estes |
| CHANGEFORTHEBETTER | Sun Oct 7, 2001 | Poker chips? | Patrick Berry |
| CHEETO | Thu Nov 18, 2021 | Cause of some orange fingers | Ori Brian |
| CHURCHMOUSE | Fri Mar 18, 1994 | Symbol of poverty | Mark Diehl |
| CLERICALS | Sat Jan 26, 2002 | Priests and such | Mark Diehl |
| CRASHINGBORE | Tue May 11, 1999 | Certainly not the life of the party | Ed Early |
| DESMANS | Sat Oct 26, 1996 | Animals related to shrews | D. Niles |
| EARWARMER | Sat Dec 16, 2023 | Winter accessory | Garrett Chalfin |
| EYEBROWTWEEZERS | Sun Sep 23, 2012 | *Gold-plated forceps? | Matt Ginsberg |
| FEEDERTEAM | Fri Nov 14, 2025 | Squad that trains athletes for the pros | Malaika Handa |
| FRAMEWORK | Sat May 2, 2026 | Supporting structure | Hannah Slovut-Einertson |
| FRENCHONIONSOUP | Sat Aug 30, 2008 | Common restaurant offering that was Julia Child's last meal | Michael Shteyman |
| GLADIOLA | Sun Sep 6, 2009 | Relative of an iris | Robert H. Wolfe |
| HARDEE | Sat Apr 9, 2016 | Wilber who founded a fast-food chain | David Phillips |
| ICEWINES | Tue Aug 29, 2023 | Vineyard products made with frozen grapes | Michèle Govier |
| INNOCENTMAN | Sat May 6, 2017 | 1983 7x platinum Billy Joel album, with "An" | Joe DiPietro |
| INTHEBUFF | Tue Mar 28, 2023 | Not wearing any clothing | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel |
| JEUX | Wed Mar 20, 2013 | ___ d'esprit (witticisms) | Raymond C. Young |
| JUMPINGROPE | Sun Sep 11, 2011 | Part of a boxer's training | Kay Anderson |
| LASTCAR | Sun Nov 10, 1996 | Caboose | R. Hamel |
| LAWRENCESUMMERS | Thu Apr 13, 2000 | Robert Rubin's successor as Treasury Secretary | Matt Gaffney |
| LETTERTRAY | Fri Jan 8, 2016 | Desk accessory | Peter A. Collins |
| LIFTEDUP | Sun Jul 28, 2002 | Opposite of let down | Nelson Hardy |
| LUCKOTHEIRISH | Wed Jun 1, 2005 | Good fortune, informally | Nick Grivas |
| MAAR | Thu May 7, 2009 | Picasso's muse Dora ___ | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| RAINSHOWER | Thu Feb 12, 2009 | Drought easer | Gary & Stephen Kennedy |
| SARGENTSHRIVER | Sun Jun 19, 1994 | MARIA'S | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
| SEDATING | Sun Dec 16, 2012 | Tranquilizing | Matt Ginsberg |
| SHOOPSHOOPSONG | Wed Oct 13, 1999 | 1964 Betty Everett hit, with "The" | David Levinson Wilk |
| SPACETHEFINALFRONTIER | Sun Feb 6, 2022 | Memorable quote from 70-Across | Stephen McCarthy |
| STERILIZED | Sun Apr 23, 2023 | Disinfected | Katie Hale and Scott Hogan |
| SWEATOFONESBROW | Tue Dec 12, 2000 | Hard labor | Nick Grivas |
| TATIN | Sat Nov 30, 2013 | Tarte ___ (French apple dessert) | Byron Walden and Brad Wilber |
| TENDERMERCY | Mon Sep 18, 2006 | Feature of the Christian God | Dave Tuller |
| TRACKMEETS | Sun Jul 1, 2007 | Dash holders | Nancy Salomon and Bill Zais |