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 50,386 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEARCONSCIENCE | Sat Dec 27, 1997 | Sleeping aid? | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| DIMMING | Fri Nov 3, 2023 | Like the light at sundown | Robyn Weintraub |
| DRINKINGGOURD | Sun Jul 25, 2021 | Celestial figure depicted in this puzzle's grid, in African American folklore | Chandi Deitmer |
| DULLNESS | Tue Apr 28, 2009 | Tedium | Matt Ginsberg |
| EAS | Thu Jun 1, 2006 | ___ in eagle | Ethan Cooper |
| ELMBARK | Sat Apr 14, 2012 | Medicinal tea source | Mark Diehl |
| ENDTABLES | Sun Jan 21, 2018 | They may sit next to sofas | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis |
| EVERGLADE | Sun Oct 5, 1997 | Swampy tract | Derrick Niederman |
| FIRECRACKERS | Tue Aug 31, 2021 | Good snack for an arsonist? | Eric Bornstein |
| FLATEARTHSOCIETY | Sun Dec 11, 2011 | Group that doesn't believe in revolution? | Timothy Polin |
| HANSCHRISTIANANDERSEN | Sun Aug 19, 2001 | "He used to make up unbelievable tales" | David J. Kahn |
| HOMERUNKING | Tue Oct 13, 1998 | Title for 17-Across | Nancy Salomon |
| IRADES | Fri Feb 4, 1994 | Decrees | Joe Clonick |
| LITAFORD | Sat Jul 1, 2017 | "Kiss Me Deadly" rocker | David Phillips |
| MESAVERDE | Sun Jan 8, 2006 | National park in Colorado | Michael Ashley |
| MODERNPROMETHEUS | Sun Jun 10, 2007 | Mary Shelley subtitle, with "The" | Bob Klahn |
| MOVIETICKETS | Sat Sep 6, 2025 | They help you see the big picture | Kunal Nabar |
| NOCAUSEFORALARM | Sat Mar 21, 2015 | "Don't worry" | Frederick J. Healy |
| NURTURED | Thu Feb 9, 1995 | Was a mentor to | Richard Thomas |
| ORLO | Sun Oct 29, 1995 | Flat plinth | Maura B. Jacobson |
| PRANDIAL | Tue Dec 4, 2001 | Dinner-related | Michael Shteyman |
| PUMASNEAKERS | Sun Oct 30, 2016 | *Athletic footwear once promoted by Pelé | Caleb Madison |
| QUELQUECHOSE | Sun Aug 13, 2006 | Something in France | Derrick Niederman |
| RAB | Fri Jun 16, 1995 | Mortar beater | Thomas W. Schier |
| REDCARD | Thu Mar 15, 2018 | Soccer penalty indicator | Joe DiPietro |
| SENTPACKING | Tue Aug 13, 1996 | Fired, as a U.P.S. worker? | R. Hughes |
| SEVENTHSON | Sat Oct 15, 2022 | Potentially prophetic child | John Hawksley |
| SHEBOYGAN | Mon Jul 24, 2017 | Wisconsin city on Lake Michigan | Peter Gordon |
| SOCKEDINTHENOSE | Thu Jul 1, 2004 | Worse than slapped | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| SPECIMENS | Fri Dec 17, 2010 | Lab stock | Patrick Berry |
| STUBBED | Mon Aug 24, 2009 | Struck accidentally, as the toe | Anthony J. Salvia |
| SWIMMER | Sat Jun 1, 2019 | Pool party? | Ari Richter |
| TELEPROMPTER | Fri Jun 22, 2018 | Orator's aid | Andrew Kingsley |
| TETRAHEDRON | Tue Oct 27, 2009 | Solid with four triangular faces | Chuck Deodene |
| TILEGROUT | Mon May 30, 2011 | Bonding material for bathroom floors | Michael Barnhart |
| TREEFERN | Mon Aug 21, 2000 | Tropical plant with a trunklike stem | Dave and Diane Epperson |
| TWENTYDOLLARS | Tue Oct 9, 2012 | <em>On both sides</em> | John Guzzetta |
| WORKUP | Sat Jul 12, 2003 | Produce | Manny Nosowsky |
| WROUGHT | Sun Apr 18, 2010 | Created | Randolph Ross |
| ZANDT | Fri Nov 23, 2012 | Musician/radio host Steven Van ___ | Patrick Berry |