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 50,617 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJFOYT | Sun Dec 20, 2015 | Driver who won the Indy 500, Daytona 500 and Le Mans | Peter Wentz |
| ANIMATEDGIF | Wed Jul 5, 2017 | Many an internet meme | Jake Halperin |
| ANTIBIOTICS | Thu Mar 13, 2025 | Bug killers? | Rich Proulx and Simeon Seigel |
| ARTFAIR | Mon Nov 7, 2016 | Painting exhibition | Bruce Haight |
| COLLEGEBOWL | Mon Jul 7, 2025 | Long-running student quiz show | Daniel Raymon |
| CRIBBED | Fri Jun 3, 1994 | Used a pony | Norman S. Wizer |
| CROSSREACTIVITY | Sat Feb 14, 2004 | Factor in relationships between viruses | Frank Longo |
| DIRTYLAUNDRY | Thu Jun 15, 2017 | *Secrets that would be embarrassing to reveal | Richard F. Mausser |
| DRYWASH | Sat Apr 7, 2007 | Clean laundry that hasn't yet been ironed | Michael Shteyman |
| EMENDATE | Sat May 4, 1996 | Improve a text | B. Klahn |
| ENTOILS | Sat Mar 20, 2004 | Catches in a trap | Byron Walden |
| FORBIDDENFRUIT | Sun Jun 3, 2012 | WARNING: May cause damnation if swallowed | Patrick Berry |
| HEAPON | Thu Jun 7, 2012 | Add liberally to | Joe Krozel |
| HUMANNATURE | Mon Mar 6, 2023 | Set of traits we all have ... or a two-part description of the answers to the starred clues? | Lynn Lempel |
| JAMESSPADER | Thu Oct 23, 2025 | Star of NBC's "The Blacklist" | Aimee Lucido |
| JIMNABORS | Fri Jun 7, 1996 | Sitcom star with a drawl | M. Jones |
| LEADACT | Sat Oct 23, 2021 | Headliner | Sam Ezersky |
| LIKUD | Thu Jan 22, 2004 | Israeli party | Roy Leban |
| LOSINGSLEEP | Fri May 17, 2024 | Tossing and turning, say | Hemant Mehta |
| MADEITWEIRD | Sat May 23, 2020 | Held eye contact for too long, say | Wyna Liu and Erik Agard |
| MALORYS | Sun Jul 18, 1999 | ___ "Le Morte d'Arthur" | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| MOODCONGRUENCE | Sun Nov 3, 2024 | Psychological effect whereby memories are recalled more easily when they match one's current emotional state | Sid Sivakumar |
| OHIOVALLEY | Tue Apr 10, 2012 | Wheeling, Cincinnati and Louisville are in it | Gregory Philip Butler |
| ONELITRE | Sun Nov 3, 2013 | Glenfiddich bottle size | Andy Kravis and Victor Barocas |
| OPENSIDED | Fri Jun 12, 2009 | Like gazebos, often | Patrick Berry |
| RECONCILEDTO | Fri Aug 24, 2007 | Reluctantly accepting | Patrick Berry |
| ROCKMELON | Sat Jul 15, 2017 | Cantaloupe, by another name | Zachary Spitz |
| SACCHARINE | Sat Aug 24, 1996 | Overly sentimental | J. Page |
| SHILLELAGH | Wed Jul 6, 2016 | Cudgel made from a knotty stick | David Woolf |
| SIROR | Sun Apr 6, 2008 | Dear ___ Madam ... | Daniel C. Bryant |
| STRONGASAROCK | Mon Dec 16, 1996 | ...or mineral | S. Spadaccini |
| SUPERIORNUMBERS | Mon Jun 5, 2000 | Strategic military advantage | William A. Ballard |
| TERAFLOP | Sat Dec 31, 2022 | Large unit of computing speed | Billy Bratton |
| THETHINMAN | Tue Mar 15, 1994 | Film hit of 1934 | David J. Kahn |
| TITANIUMORE | Fri Jul 8, 2016 | Ilmenite is the chief one | Barry C. Silk |
| UNPOETIC | Sun Sep 23, 2018 | Prosy | Andrew Zhou |
| WATERMAINS | Thu Nov 17, 2016 | Hookups for hydrants | Timothy Polin and Joe Krozel |
| WHATDOYOUEXPECT | Sat Aug 10, 2019 | Response to someone with unrealistic hopes | Anna Gundlach and Erik Agard |
| WHITEROSES | Sat Sep 10, 2005 | Symbols of innocence | David J. Kahn |
| XEROXCOPIES | Thu May 6, 1999 | Some facsimiles | Matt Gaffney |