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 50,388 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEDANDBREAKFAST | Fri Jul 8, 2016 | Quaint getaway destination | Barry C. Silk |
| BEHOLDER | Mon Apr 25, 2016 | Witness | Betty Keller |
| BRAINAGE | Fri Jun 29, 2007 | Nintendo game with exercises for mental acuity | Mike Nothnagel |
| CER | Sat Feb 23, 2013 | Battle of ___ (first Allied victory of W.W. I) | Todd Gross |
| CHARGEACCOUNT | Sun Apr 24, 1994 | Shopper's convenience | Louis Sabin |
| CRADLES | Sat Nov 11, 1995 | Birthplaces | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| DEDO | Sun Jun 16, 1996 | Finger: Sp. | N. N. Joline |
| EVENASWESPEAK | Sat Dec 10, 2005 | Now | Henry Hook |
| EVERLAST | Sat Sep 5, 2009 | Company that provided equipment for the reality show "The Contender" | Mike Nothnagel |
| FBICASES | Sat Apr 16, 2016 | Some of them are devoted to gangsters | Andrew Zhou |
| FEELOKAY | Sun Oct 2, 2022 | Experience equanimity | Kathy Bloomer |
| FRACTUREDFRENCH | Thu Oct 3, 1996 | This puzzle's theme | J. R. Leeds |
| GALLIVANTS | Sun Jul 3, 2022 | Flits here and there | Tom McCoy |
| GUSHERS | Fri Feb 18, 2000 | Wildcatter's dream | Manny Nosowsky |
| HAIRIMPLANT | Sun May 16, 2021 | Fix for a bald spot | Joe DiPietro |
| HARPERSFERRY | Mon May 23, 1994 | Civil War flash point | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| HOCKEYNIGHT | Mon Nov 30, 2020 | *Leafs-watching time, maybe | Emma Craven-Matthews |
| HOTCAKES | Wed Sep 1, 1999 | Fast sellers | Alan Arbesfeld |
| ISPEPSIOK | Fri Aug 2, 2024 | Server's question after a drink order | Kate Chin Park |
| LAWRENCEWELK | Mon Oct 22, 2007 | Bandleader in the Polka Music Hall of Fame | Lynn Lempel |
| LOWMARK | Thu Nov 29, 2007 | D, for one | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MARCHINPLACE | Thu Jul 29, 2004 | "Simon says imitate a soldier" | Patrick Merrell |
| MEGADOSE | Sun Jul 4, 2021 | It's way above the recommended amount | Howard Barkin |
| NABBER | Fri Feb 20, 1998 | Active police officer | Manny Nosowsky |
| NATURALS | Sun Nov 15, 2020 | Quick studies | Caitlin Reid |
| NICEMOVE | Sat Apr 28, 2018 | "Good going!" | Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb |
| NONURBAN | Tue May 27, 1997 | Rural | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| POPTOPLID | Fri Jul 19, 2024 | Screw cap alternative | Jacob McDermott |
| RAPVIDEO | Sun Aug 17, 2014 | 50 Cent piece | Caleb Madison |
| RAREES | Wed Feb 28, 1996 | Street shows | F. A. Longo |
| SPEAKSING | Sun Sep 14, 2025 | Vocally combine talking and crooning | Daniel Grinberg |
| SPLITSEC | Thu Apr 11, 2002 | With 31-Across, instant, literally | Greg Staples |
| SUPERVENE | Sat Dec 23, 1995 | Follow as an unexpected result | Manny Nosowsky |
| TAKECOVER | Wed Mar 16, 2022 | Duck | Joseph Gangi |
| TENACIOUSD | Tue Aug 21, 2018 | Comedy rock duo featuring actor Jack Black | John Lieb and Andrea Yañes |
| TRYITON | Sat Nov 17, 2001 | Haberdasher's suggestion | Bob Peoples |
| UPANISHAD | Thu Jun 17, 2021 | Vedic religious text | Blake Slonecker |
| USVISAS | Sat Mar 19, 2022 | They're issued by the Bureau of Consular Affairs | Ryan McCarty |
| WALRUSES | Thu Jan 4, 2018 | Blubbery ones | Daniel Mauer |
| WINGMEN | Sat Aug 21, 2021 | Certain sidekicks | Joseph Greenbaum |