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 50,532 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRPILLO | Sat Oct 18, 2003 | Dr. Scholl's insole brand | Myles Callum |
| APRICOTPIT | Sat Jul 24, 2004 | Laetrile source | Dana Motley |
| ASSISTANTEDITOR | Fri Aug 18, 2000 | Name in the middle of a masthead | Patrick D. Berry |
| ATTHEREAR | Thu Oct 27, 2005 | Aft | Bonnie L. Gentry |
| BESTPICTUREWINNER | Sun Aug 31, 2014 | What you get when you say 23-, 31-, 47-, 64-, 79- or 97-Across out loud | Joel Fagliano |
| BLOTCHES | Fri Mar 4, 2016 | Unsightly spots | Evans Clinchy |
| BLUESTAR | Wed Apr 21, 2010 | Rigel or Spica | Peter A. Collins |
| BRION | Fri Mar 9, 2007 | Singer/film composer Jon | Randolph Ross |
| BRUSHASIDE | Fri Mar 14, 2025 | Coolly disregard | Brandon Koppy |
| COMPOUNDFRACTURE | Sun Nov 3, 2013 | Serious break, after 48-Across? | Andy Kravis and Victor Barocas |
| COOLEDDOWN | Sun May 19, 2019 | Took a chill pill | Natan Last |
| CUCAMONGA | Sun May 10, 2015 | California's Rancho ___ | Jacob Stulberg |
| DODIRTY | Sat Nov 15, 2025 | Betray | Kyle Dolan |
| DUBSTEP | Fri Apr 15, 2016 | Electronic music genre | David Steinberg |
| EOLITHIC | Fri Dec 10, 2021 | Period at the beginning of the Stone Age | Joe DiPietro |
| GETWITHIT | Fri Mar 12, 1999 | Admonition to the unhip | A. J. Santora |
| GOGAGA | Sun Sep 7, 2025 | Get crazy (over) | Derrick Niederman |
| GREATDANES | Sat Oct 1, 2005 | Scooby-Doo and others | Joe DiPietro |
| GUNBARREL | Sat Oct 19, 2019 | Long part of a longarm | Byron Walden |
| INQUIREOF | Fri Oct 14, 2016 | Ask | Natan Last |
| INVADER | Fri Oct 22, 2010 | Saxon or Celt, once | Scott Atkinson |
| JUMPTHEGUN | Fri Oct 2, 2009 | Be too hasty | Brad Wilber |
| KEPTWARM | Sun Feb 19, 2023 | Stayed toasty | Rebecca Goldstein |
| LACUCARACHA | Sun Apr 22, 2018 | Popular Mexican folk song | Ross Trudeau |
| LEFTHANGING | Mon Feb 18, 2008 | In limbo | Lynn Lempel |
| MAPP | Thu Jun 21, 2018 | ___ v. Ohio (landmark case barring illegally obtained evidence from being used in court) | Milo Beckman and David Steinberg |
| MESSAROUND | Fri Sep 1, 2017 | Work without accomplishing much | Patrick Berry |
| MMCI | Tue May 29, 2007 | Start of the 22nd century | Jim Hyres |
| MOMONEY | Sun Aug 2, 2009 | 1992 Damon Wayans comedy | Patrick Berry |
| NOQUESTION | Sat May 21, 2011 | Absolutely | Barry C. Silk |
| ORLES | Fri Nov 29, 1996 | Heraldic bands | B. White |
| POKERCHIP | Fri Oct 22, 2021 | Kitty food? | Robyn Weintraub |
| RAWPOWER | Fri Aug 23, 2002 | Brute strength | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| REFLOW | Sun Oct 16, 2005 | Run again | Con Pederson |
| SEAFERN | Sun Oct 23, 2005 | Branching marine growth | David J. Kahn |
| SEGREGATE | Wed Oct 5, 2011 | Set apart | Barry Boone |
| SELFCONTAINED | Sun Jun 10, 2012 | *All-in-one | Xan Vongsathorn |
| VASECTOMY | Sat Aug 6, 2022 | Form of birth control | Byron Walden |
| WEAKLINKS | Thu Nov 10, 2011 | Vulnerable parts | Tim Croce |
| ZIPITUP | Fri Dec 1, 2017 | "Shush!" | Lily Silverstein |