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 50,703 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTISEPTIC | Wed Feb 22, 2017 | Common bandage additive | Kyle Dolan |
| BADSEEDS | Mon Jan 3, 2022 | People who "sow" evil | Beth Rubin and Trent H. Evans |
| BASEJUMPERS | Fri Jan 28, 2022 | Extreme athletes with parachutes | Jem Burch |
| BOULDERCOLORADO | Sun Oct 13, 2013 | Setting for "Mork & Mindy" | Jeff Chen |
| CHEMISTS | Thu Nov 27, 2008 | Formula formulators | Patrick Berry |
| DANNYBONADUCE | Tue Jul 15, 2025 | Player of the middle son on TV's "The Partridge Family" | Daniel Britt |
| DEARIEME | Fri Aug 4, 2006 | "Heavens to Betsy!" | Manny Nosowsky |
| DELIBERATE | Thu Aug 14, 2014 | Calculated | Jason Flinn |
| DLEAGUE | Tue Dec 9, 2014 | N.B.A. farm system, informally | Paul Hunsberger |
| EDDBYRNES | Tue Aug 30, 2011 | Actor in 1960s TV's "77 Sunset Strip" | Bernice Gordon |
| EYEHOOK | Thu Feb 21, 2002 | Simple fastener | Peter Gordon |
| HEADUP | Sat Feb 15, 2020 | Be in charge of | Randolph Ross |
| INTHEMIDDLE | Fri Dec 23, 2016 | Like moderates, politically | Robyn Weintraub |
| INTRIGUES | Sat Jun 23, 2012 | Fascinates | Laura Sternberg |
| JOEYRAMONE | Fri Jan 18, 2013 | Rock icon for whom a Manhattan block is named | Tim Croce |
| LAUGHAT | Mon Jun 23, 2003 | Make fun of | Raymond Hamel |
| MIDJUNE | Tue Feb 5, 2019 | When the abolition of slavery is commemorated | Erik Agard |
| MRNOVAK | Fri Sep 9, 1994 | Franciscus TV drama of the 60's | Bob Klahn |
| NAMEDAYS | Sun Aug 4, 2024 | February 14 and March 17, e.g. | Scott Hogan and Katie Hale |
| NEWAMSTERDAM | Tue Apr 21, 1998 | Settlement of 1624 | Fred Piscop |
| OLYMPIADUKAKIS | Wed Nov 1, 1995 | "Moonstruck" actress | D. J. DeChristopher |
| PARTYTRICKS | Fri Dec 8, 2023 | Bouncing a penny into a cup, fancily shuffling cards, etc. | Robert Logan |
| PAYOUT | Thu Sep 9, 1999 | Shareholder's bonus | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| PICRIC | Sun Sep 29, 2002 | ___ acid (C6H3N3O7) | Randolph Ross |
| REENDORSE | Wed Feb 7, 1996 | Sign again | Frank A. Longo |
| RODEHERD | Thu May 9, 2019 | Kept a close eye (on) | Lewis Rothlein |
| SKINFLINTS | Tue May 15, 2007 | Tightwads | John Halverson |
| SMASHUPS | Wed Mar 1, 2000 | They attract rubberneckers | M. Francis Vuolo |
| SONGANDDANCEMEN | Tue Jun 23, 2015 | Occupations of 24-Across in the film | Jules P. Markey |
| STAGERIGHT | Sun Jul 27, 2008 | Common entry point | Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot |
| STATENISLANDFERRY | Thu Nov 2, 2017 | Step 1: A passenger ship since 1817 | Peter Sagal and Mike Selinker |
| STRESSLESS | Sat Jul 27, 1996 | Unaccented | F. Longo |
| SUBPART | Fri Apr 15, 2011 | Fraction of a fraction | Patrick Berry |
| THEDOCTORISOUT | Tue Jan 18, 2022 | Lucy's empty-booth sign in "Peanuts" ... or a hint to 16-, 24-, 37- and 55-Across | Kate Schutzengel |
| THEELEPHANTMAN | Sun Jul 2, 2023 | 1980 film that led to the creation of the Academy Award for Best Makeup | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
| TWOFOOTER | Sun Jul 22, 2007 | Easy putt, say | David Levinson Wilk |
| UNSLING | Sun Dec 25, 1994 | Ready a rifle | Randolph Ross |
| WALLSAFE | Mon Jan 16, 2017 | Something that may be hidden behind a framed picture | John Wrenholt |
| WHERESOEVER | Tue Jan 23, 2018 | In any place | Jim Hilger |
| WIRT | Sat Mar 9, 1996 | 1832 Presidential candidate William | R. Norris |