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 50,660 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBYCADABBY | Mon Jul 24, 2017 | "Sesame Street" Muppet with wings and a magic wand | Peter Gordon |
| ALBERTSON | Tue Apr 8, 1997 | TV/film actor Jack | Fred Piscop |
| ALTDORF | Thu Mar 15, 2012 | Swiss city where William Tell shot an apple | Kristian House |
| ASKPRICE | Fri May 30, 2025 | Stock seller's stipulation | Rafael Musa |
| BEIJINGOLYMPICS | Fri Jun 6, 2008 | Event starting on 08/08/08 at 08:08:08 p.m. | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| BLACKBIRDS | Fri Jun 16, 1995 | Crows | Thomas W. Schier |
| CABBIES | Fri Mar 28, 2014 | Those who respond to pickup lines? | David J. Kahn |
| CALIPHATE | Sun Sep 9, 2018 | Islamic state | Hal Moore |
| CHERRYPIE | Wed Jan 2, 2019 | *Dessert fork | Jacob Stulberg |
| CONSERVATIVETIE | Mon Jul 6, 2009 | Bit of attire for a business interview, maybe | Fred Piscop |
| CORT | Sun May 12, 2019 | Actor Bud of "Harold and Maude" | Victor Barocas |
| DETERMINED | Sat Jun 28, 2014 | Not willing to give | Josh Knapp |
| DIDNTHOLDBACK | Thu Nov 14, 2024 | Went all out | Matthew Faiella |
| ELENADELLEDONNE | Sat Dec 25, 2021 | W.N.B.A. M.V.P. in 2015 and 2019 | Johan Vass |
| EXFOLIATE | Sat Feb 1, 2014 | Use pumice on, perhaps | Will Nediger |
| HOMEFRIES | Sun Jun 28, 1998 | The real estate agent ordered ___ | Fred Piscop |
| ISTHATIT | Fri May 12, 2023 | "Nothing else?" | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano |
| LETSTAKEITSLOW | Tue Mar 31, 2020 | "We shouldn't rush this" | Christina Iverson and Ross Trudeau |
| LOOTBAG | Tue Nov 12, 2019 | Item with a dollar sign on it, in cartoons | Gabrielle Friedman and Jakob Weisblat |
| LUNGEAT | Mon Oct 3, 2022 | Attack, as in fencing | Sarah Sinclair |
| MEETSFACETOFACE | Mon Oct 25, 2004 | Gets together in person | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
| ND | Thu Dec 12, 2019 | See 34-Across | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| OBSERVATIONDECK | Mon Feb 9, 2004 | Top of a tall building, maybe | Robert Dillman |
| PINKSALT | Fri Jul 20, 2018 | Colorful seasoning that originated near the Himalayas | Robyn Weintraub |
| PLATEARMOR | Sun Dec 30, 2012 | Heavy-duty protection | Steve Savoy |
| POLITICALACTIVISTS | Sun Sep 26, 2021 | Ones fighting for change | Priyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock |
| POUNDOFFLESH | Mon Mar 9, 2020 | Shylock's harsh demand, in "The Merchant of Venice" | John Lampkin |
| PROXYWARS | Sat Nov 1, 2025 | Conflicts waged on behalf of third-party powers | Michael Lieberman |
| RHEES | Sat Sep 16, 1995 | Former Korean president and family | Bryant White |
| ROYALALBERTHALL | Sun Oct 31, 1999 | London landmark | Frank A. Longo |
| SAVAGELY | Sun Apr 10, 2005 | How bitter enemies attack | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SEEADOCTOR | Sun Jul 16, 2017 | What you should do "if symptoms persist" | Andrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller |
| STEPPINGSTONES | Wed Dec 24, 2003 | Means of advancement | Steve Jones |
| STRAWMATTRESSES | Fri Jun 5, 2009 | Poorhouse bedding | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| TOOCAREFUL | Sun Mar 30, 2014 | What fastidious people can't be | Peter A. Collins |
| TRUSSER | Sat Jan 21, 2006 | One tying up a turkey, say | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| TURTLEDIARY | Sat Oct 12, 2013 | Glenda Jackson/Ben Kingsley film scripted by Harold Pinter | John Farmer |
| VATDYE | Fri Feb 19, 1999 | Textile fiber colorer | Dana Motley |
| WELLER | Sat Sep 6, 1997 | Peter of "RoboCop" | Rich Norris |
| WHOOPINGITUP | Thu Sep 15, 2005 | Carousing | Frank Longo |