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 50,639 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEMBIC | Sun Nov 6, 1994 | Old distiller's vessel | A.J. Santora |
| ALPINISM | Wed Jun 28, 2023 | Sport of climbing mountains | Matt Fuchs and Victor Sloan |
| BYALLODDS | Wed Dec 7, 2005 | Undoubtedly | Manny Nosowsky |
| BYPRODUCT | Thu Sep 29, 2016 | Carbon dioxide or water vis-à-vis cellular respiration | Jonathan M. Kaye |
| CALCULATINGMIND | Sat Oct 6, 2012 | Schemer's quality | Steve Salitan |
| CALLERS | Sun Jun 16, 1996 | Talk-show features | N. N. Joline |
| DEEDER | Wed Aug 10, 2005 | Property transferrer | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
| EMMUSKA | Sat Oct 1, 1994 | Baroness _____ Orczy ("The Scarlet Pimpernel" author) | Bob Klahn |
| ENDTABLES | Sun Jan 21, 2018 | They may sit next to sofas | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis |
| ESSAYEXAM | Sat Apr 27, 2019 | Subjective evaluation | Joe Deeney |
| EXHIBITB | Sat Jun 16, 2007 | Further evidence | Joe DiPietro |
| FANCYPANTS | Wed Oct 12, 2016 | Pretentiously high-class | Jeff Chen |
| FLEXIBLESTRAW | Sun Jul 3, 2011 | Utensil for a 117-Across | Pete Muller |
| GETANA | Sun Aug 24, 2025 | Ace the test | Michael Lieberman |
| IGOTAWOMAN | Thu Dec 11, 2025 | Ray Charles's first #1 R&B single (1954) | Kevin Curry |
| ITOF | Sun Apr 20, 2014 | "What business is ___ yours?" | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| KNOCKOFF | Sat Mar 31, 2001 | Copy | Rich Norris |
| LADIESONLY | Wed Jul 3, 2019 | "Men not allowed" | Evan Mahnken |
| LASTBATTLE | Sat Oct 5, 2024 | Seventh and final "Chronicles of Narnia" book, with "The" | Natan Last |
| LIFTING | Sun Aug 28, 2005 | Possible backache cause | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| LOEWI | Sat Apr 18, 1998 | 1936 Medicine Nobelist Otto | Frank Longo |
| MADELINEKAHN | Tue Mar 20, 2001 | Comedic actress who's able? | Peter Abide |
| MAHJONG | Wed Jan 21, 2026 | With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ game | Ginny Too and Avery Gee Katz |
| MAUMET | Wed Feb 28, 2001 | Numbskull, to a Brit | A. J. Santora |
| OJIBWAS | Sun Dec 8, 2019 | "The Song of Hiawatha" tribe | Emily Carroll |
| PARTISANTACTICS | Sat Dec 25, 2004 | Campaign activities | Byron Walden |
| PLAYERSUNION | Thu Apr 21, 2022 | Labor group for athletes | Max Chen Lauring |
| PREBID | Sat Nov 21, 2020 | Offer in advance | Sam Ezersky |
| RAILROADSTATIONS | Sat Jun 21, 2025 | Training facilities? | Christina Iverson and Doug Peterson |
| SAWAWOMANINHALF | Wed Mar 12, 2025 | Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid? | Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins |
| SEXTUPLE | Fri May 12, 2000 | Increase many times | Manny Nosowsky |
| SHEERS | Sun Oct 7, 2018 | Some see-through curtains | Tom McCoy |
| SPACESATELLITES | Fri May 19, 2006 | Telecommunications needs | Patrick Berry |
| SQUIRMY | Mon May 5, 2014 | Having ants in one's pants | Lynn Lempel |
| STARGATES | Sat Feb 20, 2021 | Sci-fi portals | Ali Gascoigne |
| STAYINGALIVE | Wed Nov 22, 2006 | *"Saturday Night Fever" sequel | Edward Alch |
| THETWIST | Fri Jun 19, 1998 | Checker moves | A. J. Santora |
| TUMBLES | Thu Sep 4, 2003 | Spills | Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples |
| WEIGHER | Sun Dec 30, 2012 | Scale | Steve Savoy |
| WOMBATS | Sun Aug 20, 2000 | Aussie marsupials | Charles M. Deber |