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 50,469 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADCOPY | Wed Apr 21, 2021 | Promotional text | Brandon Koppy |
| AFIST | Sun Oct 17, 2004 | Make ___ (clench) | Manny Nosowsky |
| APPEALTOAUTHORITY | Sun Jul 21, 2024 | Besides, The New York Times said it was good! | John Ewbank |
| BIGLEADS | Sat Jul 14, 2018 | Bad things to blow | Kameron Austin Collins |
| BLANKETDENIAL | Wed Apr 17, 2013 | "These allegations are completely false!," e.g. | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| CHESTERFIELDS | Sun Apr 4, 2004 | Lester bats while ... | Manny Nosowsky |
| CLUTTERS | Sun Sep 29, 2013 | Hoarders' problems | Norm Guggenbiller |
| CONCEPTS | Sat Oct 16, 2004 | Thoughts | Dana Motley |
| DIFFERENCEOFOPINIONS | Sun May 23, 2021 | "That was great!" - "No, it stunk!" | Jennifer Nebergall |
| DOITAGAIN | Fri Jan 18, 2008 | Steely Dan hit of 1972 | Trip Payne |
| DOUBLEDATES | Thu Jun 3, 2021 | Candlelit dinners for four, say | Kyra Wilson and Sophia Maymudes |
| ENDEAVOUR | Wed Nov 24, 2010 | #6 | Allan E. Parrish |
| FORALLTIME | Sat Jun 17, 2023 | In perpetuum | Ryan McCarty |
| GONEVIRAL | Fri Sep 16, 2011 | Spread quickly over the Internet | Joe DiPietro |
| GOTTOGETYOUINTOMYLIFE | Sun Jul 2, 2017 | "Revolver" song that Paul McCartney described as "an ode to pot" | Patrick Blindauer |
| GROWSUP | Wed Aug 5, 2009 | Matures | Donna S. Levin |
| HOPOMYTHUMB | Mon Nov 22, 1993 | Small person | Fred Piscop |
| INDUCTS | Fri May 11, 2018 | Initiates | Sam Ezersky and David Steinberg |
| JAMBALAYA | Sun May 14, 2023 | Meat-and-vegetables dish with Creole and Cajun varieties | Sid Sivakumar |
| JIMMYCHOO | Mon Apr 21, 2025 | Famed shoe designer | Thomas van Geel |
| JOSTLES | Sat May 4, 1996 | Elbows | B. Klahn |
| LATINTEST | Fri Dec 12, 2003 | "Amare" might be conjugated on it | Manny Nosowsky |
| LIESFLAT | Tue Oct 17, 1995 | Doesn't stick up at all | Diane C. Baldwin |
| LODESTONES | Sat Jul 6, 2002 | They have a strong attraction | Nancy Joline |
| MONOBOB | Mon Jul 14, 2025 | Sledding event that debuted in the 2022 Winter Olympics | Christina Iverson |
| MULATTO | Sat Jul 26, 2014 | Eliza in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," e.g. | Julian Lim |
| ONTHEBEAT | Sat Aug 30, 2025 | Patrolling a neighborhood | Maddy Ziegler |
| PATNIXON | Mon Jul 15, 1996 | First Lady, 1969-74 | S. Spadaccini |
| PICKSAT | Sat Apr 28, 2007 | Barely eats | Sherry O. Blackard |
| PLAYABLE | Sun Jan 12, 2025 | Like many video game characters | Jeffrey Martinovic |
| REVIEWABLE | Tue May 28, 2002 | Open to inspection | Ed Early |
| RUNFOR | Sun Apr 22, 2012 | Seek election to | Paula Gamache and Ed Stein |
| SMOKEBOMB | Sun Jun 2, 2019 | Stoner movie that flops at the box office? | Erik Agard |
| SOUNDLY | Fri Aug 21, 2015 | Good way to sleep | David Steinberg |
| SWOREOFF | Tue Apr 1, 2008 | Promised to give up | Manny Nosowsky |
| TATTEREDANDTORN | Sun May 31, 2009 | *Ragged | Kelsey Blakley |
| TOAFARETHEEWELL | Sat Aug 3, 2013 | Perfectly | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson |
| UNWAVERING | Sat Aug 16, 2025 | Rock solid | Byron Walden |
| VAPIDNESS | Fri Jun 6, 2014 | Insipidity | Kameron Austin Collins |
| WEEKLYPLANNERS | Mon Aug 4, 2008 | Books for jotting down appointments | Oliver Hill |