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 50,731 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABETISABET | Fri Jan 31, 2025 | "You lost! Pay up!" | Adrian Johnson |
| ASSESSMENTROLLS | Fri Sep 28, 2007 | Records of interest to real estate agents | Harvey Estes |
| BANKED | Fri Jul 19, 2019 | Caromed | Peter Wentz |
| BETAWARDS | Sun Dec 18, 2022 | Annual honors celebrating African American achievement | Ryan McCarty |
| BLUEBERRY | Sun Nov 9, 2014 | Common muffin flavor | Tom McCoy |
| BRAINAGE | Fri Jun 29, 2007 | Nintendo game with exercises for mental acuity | Mike Nothnagel |
| BUMPER | Tue Aug 1, 2017 | Part of a pinball machine | Jay Kaskel |
| BUSYASABEE | Wed May 28, 2014 | Working away | Tim Croce |
| CARDCATALOG | Fri May 6, 2016 | Holder of many titles | Julian Lim |
| CREATIVEGENIUS | Fri Oct 7, 2011 | Frequent description of 57-Across | Kevin G. Der |
| DIEMAKING | Sun Jun 9, 2002 | Metal shop activity | Randolph Ross |
| DIGESTIF | Sun Apr 5, 2026 | Chartreuse or brandy, e.g. | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| DOGHOTEL | Tue Jul 19, 2022 | Upscale boarding kennel | Andy Kravis |
| DOWNHEARTEDNESS | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | Blue state | Mark Feldman |
| GANGSTAS | Thu Nov 5, 2020 | "___ Paradise," 1995 #1 hit for Coolio | Jeremy Newton |
| HUARTE | Mon Oct 20, 2014 | John who won the 1964 Heisman Trophy | Patrick Blindauer |
| INTENTLY | Thu Sep 13, 2018 | One way to stare | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| IODIZE | Wed Jan 20, 2016 | Treat, as table salt | Herre Schouwerwou |
| JACOBY | Sun Oct 2, 1994 | Legendary name in bridge | Frances Hansen |
| KEYHOLDER | Fri Dec 17, 2004 | Ring for openers? | Manny Nosowsky |
| LETSNOTGOTHERE | Mon Jan 26, 2009 | "Bad idea!" | Timothy Powell and Nancy Salomon |
| LUTHERVANDROSS | Mon Jan 17, 2011 | His "Dance With My Father" won the 2003 Grammy for Song of the Year | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MODESTMOUSE | Tue Dec 10, 2013 | Band with the 2007 #1 album "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" | Bill Thompson |
| OLIVIAPOPE | Sat Nov 14, 2015 | Heroine of ABC's "Scandal" | Kameron Austin Collins |
| PESTERERS | Thu Nov 9, 1995 | Nags | Bob Sefick |
| PROPOSEATOAST | Fri Apr 17, 2020 | Raise one's glass | Robyn Weintraub |
| REMASTERS | Wed Apr 3, 2019 | Enhances, as an original recording | Ross Trudeau |
| REVIVED | Fri Oct 18, 2002 | Brought back | Manny Nosowsky |
| ROCKTHEVOTE | Sat Jul 27, 2013 | Election-related nonprofit since 1990 | John Lieb and David Quarfoot |
| RUBBERSOLE | Thu Nov 4, 2004 | Part of an all-weather shoe | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SAILMAKING | Sun Jun 2, 2019 | The cutting of one's jib? | Erik Agard |
| SHIAS | Fri Jul 11, 2025 | Most Iranians | James McCarron |
| SOLEDAD | Sun Mar 24, 1996 | California city | J. K. Brill |
| SURGICAL | Wed Apr 22, 2020 | Like some caps and gowns | Jules Markey |
| SWIPERNOSWIPING | Sat Nov 24, 2018 | "Dora the Explorer" catchphrase | David Steinberg |
| TOUCHTONEPHONES | Thu Oct 1, 2020 | Products since the 1960s ... on which you can see five "key" things depicted in this puzzle | Adam Fromm |
| UNBOSOM | Sun Mar 25, 2012 | ___ oneself (share private thoughts) | Patrick Berry |
| VIVAZAPATA | Tue Jan 29, 2013 | *1952 Marlon Brando film | David Steinberg |
| WAKAFLOCKAFLAME | Wed May 24, 2023 | Rapper with the 2010 hit "No Hands" | Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris |
| WEIGHTEDBLANKET | Fri Aug 5, 2022 | Sleep aid said to reduce anxiety | Erik Agard and Brooke Husic |