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 50,727 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMINISTRATION | Thu Jan 20, 2011 | See 20-Across | Michael Shteyman |
| ANDIMEANIT | Fri Nov 17, 2023 | "... seriously!" | Hemant Mehta |
| ANTIPASTI | Thu May 13, 2004 | Some appetizers | Patrick Merrell |
| ARAGONESE | Sat Mar 8, 2014 | Like Francisco Goya | David Steinberg |
| BESTOFF | Sat Oct 19, 2002 | In the most favorable spot | Donald E. West |
| BLETCHLEYPARK | Thu Jun 8, 2023 | English site of W.W. II code-breaking | Philip Koski |
| BLOGOSPHERE | Tue Oct 7, 2008 | Community of Web journals | Kevin G. Der |
| BYLUCK | Fri Sep 7, 2012 | Fortuitously | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| CARBONDATING | Sun Aug 29, 2010 | Age-revealing method | Derek Bowman |
| CAVALIER | Sat Dec 10, 2016 | Supercilious | Byron Walden |
| COFFEEBARS | Tue Mar 31, 2015 | Java joints | Gary Cee |
| CRINGING | Wed Jan 9, 2019 | Reacting to an awkward moment, perhaps | Trenton Charlson |
| EASELED | Fri Oct 17, 2008 | Like paintings in progress | Patrick Berry |
| GETSHOT | Thu May 29, 2025 | Sees red | John Kugelman |
| GULPDOWN | Sun Sep 14, 2025 | Guzzle | Daniel Grinberg |
| HIGHJUMP | Tue Apr 16, 2013 | Decathlon event | Peter Broda |
| HOTJAZZ | Fri Nov 18, 2005 | Jelly Roll Morton genre | Manny Nosowsky |
| KARATEKICKS | Sun May 17, 2015 | People with belts do them | Joe Krozel |
| LIONELBARRYMORE | Mon Dec 2, 2019 | Classic actor who played Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life" | Lynn Lempel |
| LOOKIN | Thu Sep 29, 2005 | Take a peek | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| MAKI | Sat Nov 23, 2024 | Sushi roll wrapped in seaweed | Ryan McCarty |
| MUSHINESS | Sat Jun 5, 2004 | Schmaltz | Byron Walden |
| NEANDERTHAL | Sat Jan 31, 2026 | Old man? | Nick Maritz |
| NITTANY | Tue Apr 1, 2014 | Penn State's ___ Lions | Andrew Reynolds |
| NORWICH | Sat Jul 17, 2010 | British home of Cow Tower and Dragon Hall | Mark Diehl |
| PALEASAGHOST | Thu Oct 27, 2011 | Visibly scared out of one's wits | Kurt Mueller |
| RETINGE | Tue Aug 23, 1994 | Add color to again | Peter Gordon |
| SAMEAGE | Fri Feb 20, 2015 | Like George W. Bush vis-à-vis Sylvester Stallone | David Woolf |
| SEACUCUMBER | Mon Jul 5, 2021 | Marine inhabitant that's an animal, not a plant, despite what it's called | Peter Gordon |
| SEEINGTO | Fri Oct 4, 2019 | Handling | Matthew Sewell |
| SHININGSEA | Sun Jul 2, 1995 | See 80-Across | Alex K. Justin |
| SHOHEIOHTANI | Fri Jul 4, 2025 | Only M.L.B. player to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season | Colin Adams |
| SPACEJUNK | Sat Nov 15, 2008 | Debris around the world? | Karen M. Tracey |
| SPILLBLOOD | Sat Nov 25, 2017 | Engage in warfare | Kevin G. Der |
| SPRINGROLLS | Wed Mar 25, 2020 | Chinese appetizers ... or a punny description of 17-, 28-, 35- and 45-Across | Laura Taylor Kinnel |
| THEWOOL | Thu Dec 25, 1997 | It may be pulled over someone's eyes | A. J. Santora |
| VEGETABLES | Mon Sep 13, 2021 | "Eat your ___!" (parent's order) | A. Tariq |
| WATCHCHAIN | Fri Feb 12, 2021 | Accessory that might hang out of a waistcoat | Grant Thackray |
| XFINITY | Wed Dec 2, 2020 | Comcast subsidiary | Will Nediger |
| ZESTFORLIFE | Tue Jan 15, 2008 | Joie de vivre | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |