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 50,639 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFINEMESS | Sun Jul 2, 1995 | 1986 Blake Edwards film spoof | Alex K. Justin |
| ALLMETAL | Sat Jan 2, 2010 | Without any wood or plastic, say | Robert H. Wolfe |
| ANNEWITHANE | Sun Feb 20, 2022 | Netflix series set at Green Gables | Victor Barocas |
| AUTODRIVE | Sat Oct 24, 2020 | Car feature with hands-free steering | Byron Walden |
| BALDIE | Mon Jun 24, 2019 | Person with a chrome dome | Ross Trudeau |
| BORDERER | Sun Oct 31, 2004 | Neighbor | Patrick Merrell |
| CIRCUIT | Tue Oct 1, 2024 | Lecture tour | Kevin Curry and Jeff Chen |
| COWMEN | Sun Nov 13, 2016 | Ranchers | Joel Fagliano |
| CUDDLEUP | Tue Mar 3, 2015 | Get cozy together | Kristian House |
| DAYCAMP | Sun Jul 22, 2012 | Kids' summer activity center | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ECHOSOUNDER | Sat Dec 18, 2010 | Aid in deep diving | Brad Wilber |
| ENGINEMOUNTS | Sun Aug 21, 2011 | Attachment points under the hood | Alan Arbesfeld |
| EZERWEIZMAN | Fri Aug 22, 2014 | Mideast president who wrote "The Battle for Peace," 1981 | Sam Ezersky |
| FLAGMAN | Mon May 5, 2014 | Traffic signaler near highway construction | Lynn Lempel |
| FOOTBALLCHAMPIONSHIP | Sun Dec 4, 2005 | 14A + 6A | Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper |
| HALFMARATHON | Mon Nov 23, 2015 | Race just over 13 miles long | Parker Lewis |
| INDIEBAND | Sat Dec 4, 2021 | They don't have a major-label contract | Nam Jin Yoon |
| ITSUS | Mon Sep 5, 2016 | Couple's answer to "Who's there?" | Tracy Gray |
| JONESING | Fri Nov 21, 2014 | Having a big itch | Kevin Christian |
| LUGNUTS | Mon Sep 22, 2008 | Tire irons loosen them | Peter A. Collins |
| MANIPULATE | Sun Jul 30, 1995 | UUUU | Charles M. Deber |
| MONOMANIA | Sun Oct 14, 2018 | Obsession with a single subject | Ross Trudeau |
| OHFOO | Tue Aug 25, 2015 | Granny's "Darn it!" | John E. Bennett |
| PATINAE | Sun Jul 30, 2000 | Coatings | Randolph Ross |
| PETEROUSE | Thu Apr 9, 2015 | White House chief of staff after Rahm Emanuel | Jacob Stulberg |
| PICCALILLI | Sat Jan 6, 2007 | Relish | Robert H. Wolfe |
| PIDDLE | Tue Jul 6, 1999 | Fritter (away) | Arthur P. Stoliar |
| POWERBAR | Thu Feb 29, 2024 | Energizing snack | Esha Datta |
| PRETTIEST | Mon Dec 21, 2009 | Causing the most wolf whistles, perhaps | Sarah Keller |
| RAGEQUITS | Tue Jul 19, 2022 | Angrily stops playing a game, in modern parlance | Andy Kravis |
| SIXSTORY | Thu Jan 19, 2012 | Like the maximum-height New York City apartment building that's not required to have a fire evacuation plan | Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller |
| SPARSITY | Sun Feb 8, 2015 | Short supply | Jeremy Newton |
| SPEAKSING | Sun Sep 14, 2025 | Vocally combine talking and crooning | Daniel Grinberg |
| SUBWAYFARE | Wed Sep 16, 2015 | "The food court offers much more than just your typical ___" | Joel Fagliano and Finn Vigeland |
| TENACES | Fri Oct 26, 2012 | Some bridge holdings | Peter A. Collins |
| THEGRANDOLEOPRY | Thu Sep 17, 2020 | Major Nashville landmark | Simeon Seigel |
| THEPAPERCHASE | Tue Jan 15, 2013 | 1973 film for which John Houseman was named Best Supporting Actor | Peter A. Collins |
| TIDERIP | Fri Feb 13, 1998 | Current phenomenon | Jim Page |
| UNODOSTRES | Fri Dec 22, 2023 | Spanish count | Brooke Husic and Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| WASASHOEIN | Sun Feb 23, 1997 | Had one's foot in the door? | Nancy Nicholson Joline |