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 50,477 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASEJUMPERS | Fri Jan 28, 2022 | Extreme athletes with parachutes | Jem Burch |
| BLITZKRIEGBOP | Wed Jun 7, 2017 | Classic 1976 Ramones song that begins "Hey! Ho! Let's go!" | Timothy Polin |
| BLUEGREEN | Sat May 29, 2021 | Like some tropical seas | Adam Aaronson |
| BOOKMAKERS | Sun Jun 26, 2022 | Odds fellows? | Matthew Stock and Finn Vigeland |
| CITYOFGOD | Thu Aug 9, 2001 | High ground | Patrick Berry |
| COLLEGEPREP | Sun Nov 24, 2019 | A.P. courses, e.g. | Frank Longo |
| COMPRESSOR | Sat Jul 27, 1996 | Supercharger | F. Longo |
| CORNFED | Sat Apr 17, 2021 | Like some chickens on farms | Leslie Rogers |
| EXEMPTED | Thu Jul 31, 2003 | Let off the hook | Paula Gamache |
| FISHKNIFE | Sun Apr 15, 2012 | Implement with a spatulalike blade | Kevin G. Der |
| FLOODLINE | Sun Oct 31, 2010 | High-water mark | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| GOODGRAVY | Tue Aug 1, 2017 | "Shocking!," to a Thanksgiving guest? | Jay Kaskel |
| GOTSOFT | Sun Dec 17, 2006 | Started to melt | Joe DiPietro |
| GREATESCAPE | Mon Aug 8, 2016 | *1963 Steve McQueen epic, with "The" | Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo |
| GREMLINS | Fri Nov 27, 2020 | 1984 comedy horror film that contributed to the creation of the PG-13 rating | Robyn Weintraub |
| HOLYMOLY | Sun Jan 26, 2003 | "Wow!" | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples |
| JOBSEEKERS | Thu Nov 14, 2024 | Those who apply themselves? | Matthew Faiella |
| LOCKJAW | Thu Jul 18, 2024 | Tetanus, by another name | Kareem Ayas |
| MISSJAPAN | Sun Nov 3, 2013 | Tokyo beauty, maybe | Andy Kravis and Victor Barocas |
| OLIVEGROVE | Sat Nov 22, 2025 | Outdoor setting for Plato's Academy | Blake Slonecker |
| PINSANDNEEDLES | Fri Mar 16, 2007 | Feeling of excited anticipation | Eric Berlin |
| POSTCEREALS | Sun Feb 1, 1998 | "At 9 A.M. breakfast will be supplied by ___" | Merl Reagle |
| PREQUELS | Sat Dec 11, 2021 | Some origin stories | Hal Moore |
| PROVISORY | Sat Dec 28, 1996 | Conditional | N. Joline |
| REPANELS | Sat Aug 6, 1994 | Changes walls | Wayne Robert Williams |
| RUEMCCLANAHAN | Tue Feb 6, 2001 | Blanche Devereaux in TV's "The Golden Girls" | Sherry O. Blackard |
| RUSHHOURS | Sun May 8, 2016 | Causes of congestion | David J. Kahn |
| SHEERED | Sat Mar 17, 2018 | Changed course quickly, at sea | Roland Huget |
| SKIPSBY | Fri Mar 18, 2005 | Passes jauntily | Ed Early |
| SLAMDANCE | Sun Apr 12, 2009 | Punk rock club activity | Eric Berlin |
| TAPSINTO | Sun Jan 21, 2007 | Accesses | Patrick Berry |
| TELEPORTING | Sat Mar 23, 2019 | Futuristic travel method | David Steinberg |
| THATCHER | Sun Feb 5, 2017 | *... for British prime ministers | Sam Trabucco |
| THECUT | Tue Aug 12, 2025 | Online publication of Vox Media | Erik Agard |
| TUNAHERO | Thu Jan 28, 2016 | Fishy deli order | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| TWENTYDOLLARS | Tue Oct 9, 2012 | On both sides | John Guzzetta |
| WARMONGER | Sat Nov 22, 2014 | Hawk | David Steinberg |
| WASTEAREA | Mon Dec 13, 2010 | Town dump, e.g. | Patrick Blindauer |
| YARDARM | Tue Jul 11, 2006 | Sail support part | Karen M. Tracey |
| YOUCANALWAYSCOUNTONME | Sun Aug 3, 2025 | "Any time! I'm a doctor, not a do-nothing!," as [circled letters] might say | Jeremy Newton |