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 50,501 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALARMSYSTEM | Sat Dec 7, 2019 | Barrier to entry | Kevin G. Der and Erik Agard |
| BANDEDANTEATERS | Fri Jan 31, 2014 | Numbats | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| BIRTHED | Sun May 16, 2004 | Brought forth | Patrick Berry |
| BRANDTS | Wed Sep 24, 2014 | First family of Germany, 1969-74 | Andy Kravis |
| CHISELS | Fri Jun 7, 2002 | Cheats | Manny Nosowsky |
| COLDFRAME | Sat Jun 9, 2001 | Protective garden structure | Rich Norris |
| CREAKS | Tue Oct 20, 1998 | Haunted house sounds | Fred Piscop |
| EBONYANDIVORY | Sun Aug 27, 2006 | 1982 #1 hit with the lyric "living in perfect harmony" | Seth A. Abel |
| ENGRAVERY | Mon Jun 26, 1995 | Part of a jewelry business | Sidney L. Robbins |
| GETSINSIDE | Fri Sep 29, 2023 | Seeks shelter | Malaika Handa |
| GLUTENFREEPASTA | Fri Jan 22, 2016 | Rice elbows, e.g. | Paula Gamache |
| GREATLAKE | Sat Nov 25, 1995 | Michigan, e.g. | Joe DiPietro |
| HAIRSPA | Sat Mar 28, 2020 | Salon, fancily | Erik Agard |
| HEFLIN | Sun Dec 15, 2002 | Alabama senator of the 1970's-90's | RIchard Hughes |
| INEFFICACY | Sat Dec 7, 1996 | Futility | R. H. Burns |
| JESUSALOU | Fri May 1, 2015 | Youngest of a baseball trio | David Steinberg |
| JOHNLEWIS | Wed Feb 3, 2021 | Civil rights icon who led a historic march from Selma to Montgomery on 3/7/1965 | Yacob Yonas |
| LEAPSOVER | Fri Nov 25, 2005 | Hurdles | Joe DiPietro |
| MADEANEST | Sat Aug 15, 2020 | Prepared to move to the sticks? | Joe DiPietro |
| MULCHED | Thu Mar 27, 1997 | Like many gardens | Alex Vaughn |
| MUSHROOM | Thu Aug 22, 2019 | Grow quickly | Emily Carroll |
| MYLESSTANDISH | Sun Jan 11, 2015 | At Thanksgiving the Indians were impressed with the Pilgrims and their earth-toned platters, especially ___ | Peter A. Collins |
| NOTAPEEP | Fri Mar 10, 2023 | "Shut your mouth!" | Claire Rimkus |
| OPHTHALMO | Fri Nov 10, 1995 | Introduction for an eye doctor | Bryant White |
| OSIERED | Thu May 1, 1997 | Made of certain twigs | Martin Schneider |
| OUGHTS | Thu Jun 19, 2008 | Possible name for the first decade of the century | Joe Krozel |
| PAUSING | Sat Jul 26, 2014 | Taking five | Julian Lim |
| PUCCIS | Sun Nov 19, 2000 | Some Italian designs | Cathy Millhauser |
| REWIPE | Wed Sep 18, 2002 | Go over again, as with a cloth | David J. Kahn |
| RUNABOUTS | Sat Dec 22, 2007 | Roadsters | Harvey Estes |
| SPAREROOM | Sun May 23, 2021 | Offering to a houseguest | Jennifer Nebergall |
| STAYAWHILE | Sat Jul 30, 2011 | "Sit yourself down" | Patrick Berry |
| STUFFY | Sun Feb 5, 1995 | Pompous | Frank A. Longo |
| SUGARBUZZ | Sun Oct 15, 2023 | "This doughnut is the talk of the town!" | Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden |
| TAPDANCER | Sat Nov 24, 2018 | Fred Astaire, at times | David Steinberg |
| TARTLY | Sat Feb 22, 2025 | How criticism of a pastry chef might be delivered? | Rose Conlon |
| TBILISIGEORGIA | Thu Jul 5, 2007 | *Caucasus capital | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| THECATSKILLS | Wed Aug 14, 2019 | Upstate New York area where 63-Across was held | David J. Kahn |
| UNAMERICAN | Thu Mar 5, 2015 | Hating baseball and apple pie? | Jim Peredo |
| WICHITAFALLS | Mon Mar 8, 2010 | City in 21-Across | Stanley Newman |