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 50,732 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJUSTOR | Fri Apr 26, 2013 | Professional claims examiner | Michael Ashley |
| AFCSOUTH | Fri Mar 6, 2015 | Colts' division, for short | David Phillips |
| APEST | Sun Dec 2, 2012 | "Don't be ___" | Steven E. Atwood |
| AXTO | Sun Jun 10, 2012 | Have an ___ grind | Xan Vongsathorn |
| BEYONDBELIEF | Sun Oct 23, 2016 | Over the 62-Across | Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen |
| BLEWONESOWNHORN | Wed Dec 8, 2004 | Performed in a concert? | Norm Guggenbiller |
| CAMPDAVIDACCORDS | Sun Aug 7, 1994 | Carter compact | Dean Niles |
| CARTOONED | Fri Jan 30, 2015 | Worked for Mad, maybe | David Phillips |
| CHESAPEAKEBAY | Sun Apr 10, 2016 | Place for an 81-Across to catch seafood | Randolph Ross |
| CLATTERY | Wed Oct 30, 2002 | Like a bucket of bolts | Kumar Balani |
| COLLOQUY | Fri Jun 26, 2009 | Formal discussion | Lynn Lempel |
| CONVERTEDRICE | Thu Jan 18, 2007 | ERIC | Randolph Ross |
| EENT | Tue May 29, 2012 | Med. specialty | Daniel A. Finan |
| ELIJAHWOODS | Wed May 3, 2006 | Clubs for a "Lord of the Rings" actor? | Lisa Wiseman |
| ENDLINE | Fri Nov 14, 2003 | Court boundary | Myles Callum |
| GINNING | Mon May 11, 2020 | Enlivening, with "up" | Ross Trudeau |
| GREENZONE | Fri Jun 26, 2009 | Walled-off enclave in Iraq | Lynn Lempel |
| GYMBALL | Sat Nov 19, 2005 | Inflatable exercise aid | Byron Walden |
| IHADABALL | Sat Nov 10, 2012 | "Awesome party!" | David Quarfoot |
| JILLIAN | Sun Feb 14, 2010 | Actress Ann | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| JOUNCES | Thu Oct 25, 2007 | Bumps on a ride | Susan Harrington Smith |
| LADI | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | ___-da (pretentious) | Mark Feldman |
| LENGTHYMEETINGS | Tue Feb 5, 2008 | Business sessions that drag | Peter A. Collins |
| LOSTONESSHIRT | Sat Jan 24, 2015 | Flamed out at a casino, say | Kevin G. Der |
| MARLEYANDME | Sun Mar 17, 2019 | Biography of Ebenezer Scrooge? | Sophia Maymudes and Jeff Chen |
| MILKIER | Fri Jan 2, 2004 | Having a richer white hue | Sherry O. Blackard |
| MILLPOND | Sat Nov 6, 2010 | Wheel-powering reservoir | Brad Wilber |
| NOMINATION | Wed Nov 19, 2014 | Convention outcome | Jacob Stulberg |
| NOWS | Mon Sep 3, 2012 | "___ the time" | C. W. Stewart |
| NUCOR | Fri Dec 20, 2019 | Largest steel producer in the U.S. | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| OVERSELL | Tue Apr 1, 2008 | Push too hard, as an argument | Manny Nosowsky |
| RICKMAN | Fri Dec 30, 2016 | Alan who played the title role in "Rasputin" | Patrick Berry |
| RUNSDEEP | Sun Dec 7, 2025 | Is felt strongly | Kate Jensen |
| SAFESEAT | Wed Feb 11, 2026 | Hoped-for prognosis for an election incumbent | Joseph Gangi |
| SCHMUCKS | Sat Apr 2, 2005 | Jerks | Byron Walden |
| SITONTHEFENCE | Mon Mar 10, 2008 | Be undecided | Ken Bessette |
| SLEEVELESSTOP | Tue Jan 30, 2024 | Garment that may have spaghetti straps | Freddie Cheng |
| SPENTLESS | Sat Dec 8, 2001 | Conserved | Rich Norris |
| THESANDPIPER | Tue Mar 29, 2011 | 1965 film starring 55-/17-Across | Peter A. Collins |
| TOOKAIMAT | Sun Jul 15, 2018 | Prepared to shoot | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |