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 50,387 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACHIEVED | Sat Aug 11, 2012 | Realized | Josh Knapp |
| ALMONDROCA | Mon Jul 13, 2015 | Popular chocolate-covered toffee | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM | Fri Jul 1, 2011 | Pro-Church of England position | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| ASIVE | Fri Jan 4, 2008 | "___ said many times ..." | Raymond C. Young |
| BIGGIE | Thu Nov 25, 2021 | Rapper who had an infamous rivalry with Tupac | Chase Dittrich |
| BOBWHITE | Sun Jun 22, 2003 | Familiar avian call | John Duschatko |
| BUBBAS | Fri Apr 29, 2005 | Good ol' boys | Karen M. Tracey |
| CAMPSHIRT | Sun Apr 6, 2025 | Light, short-sleeved, collared garment | Kareem Ayas |
| CDALBUM | Sat Mar 27, 2004 | Modern record | Sherry O. Blackard |
| CLOISTERED | Fri Apr 7, 1995 | Seclusive | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| COWHIDES | Fri Aug 3, 2007 | Baseball coverings | Charles Barasch |
| DIAMONDBACKS | Thu Nov 12, 2009 | Chase Field team | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| DOUBLEDECKER | Sun May 4, 2014 | Classic London transport | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| DOWNSIZED | Tue Dec 6, 2005 | Smaller now, in corporate-speak | Nancy Salomon |
| ENVISION | Sat Mar 22, 2014 | Picture | Greg Johnson |
| FLOORMODEL | Sun Jun 2, 2019 | Item taken out of its packaging before it's sold | Erik Agard |
| FURIOUSLY | Wed Sep 27, 2023 | Following 17-, 37-, 40- and 43-Across, end of a properly formed yet 11-Down sentence by 25-Down demonstrating the distinction between syntax and semantics | Scott Koenig |
| HOLEDOUT | Sun Aug 24, 2003 | Putted successfully | Patrick Berry |
| MADEFREE | Sat Jun 23, 2001 | Took liberties (with) | David J. Kahn |
| MADEOVER | Thu May 15, 1997 | Restyled | Mark Elliot Skolsky |
| MONKEYPAW | Thu Apr 7, 2022 | Jordan Peele's production company, named for a classic horror short story | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau |
| MOUNTKENYA | Sun Jul 23, 2017 | 17,000+-foot peak near the Equator [4] | Caleb Madison |
| NOADS | Sun Jan 11, 2009 | PBS policy | David J. Kahn |
| OURSELVES | Sun Oct 31, 2004 | Who we are | Patrick Merrell |
| PANDOWDY | Sat Oct 25, 2003 | Fruity dessert | Rich Norris |
| POISES | Sat Oct 25, 2025 | Balances | Byron Walden |
| PURINACATCHOW | Sun Feb 22, 2015 | Pet food brand [recover lost ground] | Patrick Berry |
| QUOTEUNQUOTE | Fri Sep 25, 2015 | So-called (but not really) | James Mulhern |
| RACERJACKET | Tue Jun 25, 2024 | Sleek leather outerwear | Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen |
| REFLEXES | Wed Mar 3, 1999 | Athletes need good ones | Rich Norris |
| REVEALER | Sun Mar 6, 1994 | Stripper, notably | Frances Hansen |
| SAWNOFFSHOTGUN | Sun Apr 30, 2006 | Concealable weapon | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SELFSEEKER | Fri Aug 9, 2013 | Narcissistic one | Patrick Berry |
| SLIPSIN | Sat Jan 9, 1999 | Enters quietly | Harvey Estes |
| SLYSTALLONE | Thu Aug 13, 2020 | Actor with a "Rocky" performance, familiarly | Jon Olsen |
| STERLINGSILVER | Wed Mar 27, 2002 | Fine flatware | Sarah Keller |
| STOPTHIEF | Fri Sep 13, 1996 | Mark's cry | M. Nosowsky |
| TONEY | Sun Aug 31, 2003 | Cruiserweight boxing champion James ___ | Fred Piscop |
| TWOIN | Fri Mar 15, 2013 | "... ___ the bush" | Joe Krozel |
| WORKSHARD | Sun Nov 12, 2000 | Sweats | Joe DiPietro |