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 50,377 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACAGE | Sun Dec 17, 1995 | "Nor iron bars ____": Lovelace | Dean Niles |
| ANONYME | Sat Oct 7, 1995 | Unidentified one | Frank A. Longo |
| AWAYFROMTHEWIND | Thu May 12, 2005 | Alee | Manny Nosowsky |
| BILLG | Wed Jan 7, 1998 | Microsoft chief, to some | Bob Klahn |
| BIOTEXTILE | Sat Mar 13, 2021 | Product of tissue engineering, such as artificial skin | John Guzzetta |
| BLUELAWS | Thu Jun 21, 2018 | Some shopping restrictions | Milo Beckman and David Steinberg |
| CANVASSED | Sat Jun 7, 2008 | Solicited | Karen M. Tracey |
| CHURCHWARDEN | Mon Sep 17, 2007 | Bell ringer | Sarah Keller |
| COLORER | Sun Nov 14, 2010 | Crayon wielder | Patrick Berry |
| COMEY | Tue Nov 28, 2017 | Former F.B.I. director James | Andrew J. Ries |
| COMMANDEERS | Sun Nov 14, 2010 | "Borrows" peremptorily | Patrick Berry |
| CONTRIVED | Mon Feb 10, 1997 | Artificial | S. Burns |
| COORSFIELD | Tue Apr 2, 1996 | Where the Rockies play | G. E. Paul |
| CROSSATTHEGREEN | Fri Apr 4, 2025 | Anti-jaywalking directive | Karen Steinberg |
| DROGUE | Wed Sep 10, 2003 | Device to keep a ship from drifting | Patrick Berry |
| EASYVIRTUE | Thu Oct 10, 2013 | Noël Coward play | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| ELBOWOUT | Thu Oct 24, 2019 | Displace by force | Matt Ginsberg |
| ERGONOMICS | Fri Aug 16, 2013 | Means of reducing worker fatigue | Dana Motley |
| FREETV | Fri Apr 29, 2016 | Onetime motel come-on | Andrew Kingsley |
| GALERE | Wed May 22, 1996 | French sailing vessel | R. Hughes |
| GUESTFEES | Sun Jul 17, 2005 | Club charges for nonmembers | David J. Kahn |
| HAIRYCHEST | Wed Jun 17, 1998 | Symbol of virility | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| HBCUS | Sun Nov 9, 2025 | Howard and Spelman, for two: Abbr. | Amie Walker |
| IMHONORED | Sat Aug 1, 2020 | Award show sentiment | Adam Aaronson and Paolo Pasco |
| JILLIAN | Sun Feb 14, 2010 | Actress Ann | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| JOYLESS | Wed Feb 16, 2022 | Devoid of pleasure | Rich Proulx |
| KITERUNNER | Sat Jun 14, 2008 | Best-selling 2003 Khaled Hosseini novel, with "The" | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| LIFEFORCES | Fri Nov 11, 1994 | Agents of change | Randolph Ross |
| LONGBOWS | Fri Sep 12, 2025 | Medieval weapons traditionally made with yew | Joe Marquez |
| NOTAFRAID | Sat Nov 20, 2021 | Fearless | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| RECOMMEND | Sun Jun 6, 2010 | Endorse | Daniel A. Finan |
| RIDDLEMETHIS | Sat Aug 30, 2025 | Lead-in to a puzzling question | Maddy Ziegler |
| SASSERS | Sun Nov 7, 2004 | Impertinent types | Con Pederson |
| SPEEDTO | Fri Jul 6, 2012 | Quickly approach | Peter Wentz |
| SPITZES | Sat Mar 3, 2012 | Dogs that ought to be great swimmers? | Byron Walden |
| STRAPPEDIN | Fri Nov 27, 1998 | Ready for the ride to begin | A. J. Santora |
| STRESSEATING | Wed Jul 8, 2020 | <em>Having a meal!</em> | Chase Dittrich |
| UNDERWATER | Sat Aug 7, 2004 | Masks are worn here | Patrick Berry |
| VENDER | Fri Apr 14, 1995 | Sidewalk ____ | Manny Nosowsky |
| WELDING | Mon Jul 15, 2002 | Using a blowtorch | John Leavy |